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<br />';'[:.1'\11 DI 'lL.JU'\."'VI, ll'U'l."l L..'L.................... <br /> <br />, ... ....... ...... , .............'-'~6... ,..L..._.._...... ~~__.~ __,......_. <br /> <br />W<:Im:n E. PE!terson <br />Jerome P. rilla <br />. llanlrel Will Fr~m <br />Clcnrl A. B4;!f@:man <br />.hn Mid1i;IfL'!1 MiIIC=:1 <br />"r.:hael T. Obel'le <br />(":nnl'lth A, f"tmdohl <br />Steven H. Bruns" <br />Paul W. Fahnlng <br />Esther 1::. McGinnl!;. <br /> <br />PETEDc:nT\.T <br />FRAM BERGMAN <br />~JJtl,:I'-D~~ <br /> <br />$UH<,E:oh <br /> <br />'5() F.a:s[ Fifth ::iLrcd <br />St. F'JuL MN '5'5101-1 197 <br />16'51) 291-W,I')"j <br />l6~1l11~17'5':J facsImile <br /> <br />Melvin J. Sll'o'cr. of' COl.ln~1 <br /> <br />Direct Dial #(651) 290-6907 <br /> <br />January 29, 1999 <br /> <br />Nancy Randall, Associate Planner <br />City of Arden Hills <br />4364 W. Round Lake Road <br />Arden Hills MN 55112 <br /> <br />VIA FACSIMlLE633-5676 <br /> <br />RE: Acquisition of Right-of-Way <br />Shoreline Lane <br />PF&B File: 10450.920001 <br /> <br />Dear Nancy: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The John Sanders memo of January 1992 accurately describes the process which needs. <br />to be followed by a City in order to adopt an Official Street Map and the consequences of <br />following this procedure. An Official Street Map guides future development and gives the City <br />a chance to acquire property before buildings are constructed within proposed street rights-of- <br />way. I will comment briefly on the methods of acquiring a right-of-way (Subdivision Dedication, <br />Negotiation, Condemnation) and the use of special assessments to recover the cost of pUblic <br />improvements. <br /> <br />Subdivision Dedication <br /> <br />As part ot the platting process the City has the authority to require that a Developer <br />dedicate a reasonable portion of the proposed subdivision for public roads, utilities and storm <br />water ponding areas. Obviously, this type ot right-at-way acquisition does not cost the City <br />anything and the Developer pays forthe cost of the improvements. Presumably, the Developer <br />passes 100% of the costs on to the parties who purchase the platted lots. In effect, the cost <br />of the improvements are paid for by the benefitted property owners. <br /> <br />Except when a City constructs trunk utility improvements, there is no authority which <br />would permit a statutory city to require a Developer to pay for improvements located beyond <br />the boundaries of a proposed subdivision. Recently, the Minnesota Supreme Court has <br />determined that it is illegal for cities to impose "impact" fees. Conversely, the City Council has <br />the discretionary authority to decide when public improvements should be constructed. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />'AI.SO AI)Mrrfll.l) IN w'~c.:ONSJN <br />