CCP 06-14-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~ ~HILLS . MEMORANDUM DATE: June 14, 2004 Agenda Item 6.B TO: FROM: Mayor and City Council Peter Hellegers, City Planner@ SUBJECT: Qwest Communications Easement for telephone eabinets 1450 West Highway 96 (former City Hall site) Requested Action Robert Wenger ofUlteig Engineers, Ine. on behalf of Qwest Communications has requested an easement at the former City Hall site, 1450 West Highway 96. Overview . The easement would house two to three telephone cabinets which would serve an area of approximately eight blocks around the easement site and would provide the service for the new Ramsey County Partners Public Works Facility on the north side of Highway 96. In addition to the property for the former City Hall site and the current Maintenance building, the City also owns another four acres of property to the east terminating just west of the childcare center. The area of the old City Hall and Maintenance buildings are currently zoned R-l: Single Family Residential and are guided as Neighborhood Business in the Comprehensive Plan. The properties directly to the east of the Maintenance building are zoned NB: Neighborhood Business and guided as Neighborhood Business in the Comprehensive Plan. Planninl! Commission Discussion This item was brought before the Planning Commission for discussion at their June 2, 2004 meeting. The Planning Commission had some general concerns about locating an easement on the City's property, south of Highway 96, when the telephone cabinets would primarily serve the Ramsey County Partners Public Works Facility on the north side of Highway 96. In addition, concerns were raised over whether the easement would limit the potential for redevelopment of \\Earth\Planning\Misc Files\Counci1\06-14-04 CC Memo. Requested easement to Qwest for Old City Hall site.doc . Page 1 of2