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Home My WebLink About01-011 . . . I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION NO, 01-11 The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Administrator of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, hereby certifies the following: The foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution on file and of official, publicly available record in the office of the City, Said resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Council held on May 29, 2001 . Said meeting was duly called, regularly held, open to the public, and held at the place at which meetings of the Council are regularly held, Councilmember Grant moved the adoption of the resolution, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Aplikowski ; whereupon majority vote, said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE as the City Administrator ofthe City of Arden Hills, Minnesota, this 29th day of May, 2001. (SEAL) . . . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO, 01-11 A RESOLUTION TO VACATE AND DEDICATE ROAD EASEMENTS WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills received an application from Chesapeake Companies for a final plat of the property located in the northeastern quadrant ofI-35W and 1-694; and WHEREAS, Chesapeake Companies has requested that the City vacate certain road easements currently located within the area of the proposed plat; and WHEREAS, the City conducted a public hearing on May 29, 2001, preceded by mailed, posted and published public hearing notice to consider the vacation of the following described road easements: Those portions of the permanent easements described as parcel No, 22 in that certain Notice of Completion of Condemnation Proceeding recorded as Document No, 1832660, Ramsey County Records, which lies within the area described on Exhibit A attached. The portion ofthe permanent easement described in that certain Notice of Completion of Condemnation Proceeding recorded as Document No, 1719279, Ramsey County Records, which lies within the area described as Exhibit A attached; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the public hearing, the City Council determined that the above- described road easements were no longer necessary for public purposes because similar road easements would be dedicated as part of the final plat by Chesapeake Companies in Planning Case #01-09; and WHEREAS, the final plat was approved by the City Council on May 29,2001. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota that the City Council finds that the vacation of the above described road easements is in the interest of the public. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS 29'. DAY OF MAY, 2001. CITY OF ARDEN HILLS P. LYNCH, ITY ADMINISTRATOR EXHIBIT A . That part ofthe Southwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 30 North, Range 23 West, Ramsey County, Minnesota lying Northerly ofInterstate Hwy 694 and lying Easterly ofInterstate 35W and lying Southerly of BUTCHER'S ALLOTMENT NO.1 OF GROUNDS IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, RAMSEY CO., MINNESOTA; . . except that part described as follows: Beginning at a point where the Northwesterly line of Lot 21 in Block 2 of BUTCHER'S ALLOTMENT NO,I extended in a Southwesterly direction intersects the Southerly right-of-way line of the Butcher's Spur; thence continuing Southwesterly along said Northwesterly line of said Lot 21 extended, a distance of 175 feet; thence Northwesterly in a straight line 628.27 feet to a point in the line between Lots 13 and 14 in Block I of said Butcher's Allotment No, I extended in a Southerly direction, said point being 175 feet Southerly measured along said extended line from the Southerly line of right-of-way ofthe Butcher's Spur; thence Northerly along said extended line 175 feet to the Butcher's Spur; thence Southeasterly along Southerly right-of-way line of the Butcher's Spur 715,69 to the place of the beginning; except Butcher's Spur and that part taken for Minnesota Transfer Railway Company right-of- way; and except that part described as follows: That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 30, Range 23, Ramsey County, Minnesota, described as beginning at the intersection of the Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of Lot 21, Block 2, BUTCHER'S ALLOTMENT NO.1 OF GROUNDS IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, RAMSEY CO" MINNESOTA, according to the recorded plat thereof, and the Southerly right-of-way line of Butcher's Spur; thence Southeasterly along said Southerly right-of-way line of Butcher's Spur to the South line of said Northeast Quarter ofthe Southwest Quarter of Section 21, thence Westerly along said South line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, a distance of 118.58 feet to a line 30,00 feet Southwesterly of and parallel with a line hereinafter described as "Line A" and its Southeasterly extension; thence Northwesterly parallel with said "Line A" and its Southeasterly extension, a distance of282.18 feet to the Southwesterly extension of said Northwesterly line of Lot 21; thence Northeasterly along said Southwesterly extension of Lot 21 a distance of205.64 feet to the point of beginning, (Said "Line A" is described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of said Lot 21 and the Southerly right-of-way line of said Butcher's Spur; thence Southwesterly along said Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of Lot 21 a distance of 175.00 feet to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence Northwesterly to a point on the Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly line of Lot 14, Block I, said BUTCHER'S ALLOTMENT NO,I OF GROUNDS IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 23 WEST, RAMSEY CO" MINNESOTA distant 175,00 feet Southwesterly ofthe Southerly right-of-way line of said Butcher's Spur, and there terminating,) . CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 6, 2001 FROM: Mayor and City Council Jennifer Chaput, City Planner~ Planning Case #01-09 Final PlatlVacation of Easement Chesapeake Companies, NE Quadrant ofI-694 and I-35W TO: SUBJECT: ReQuest The applicant is requesting a final plat of the Morris Communications property, located in the Northeast quadrant ofI-694 and I-35W, . Backl!round The City Council approved the preliminary plat of the Morris Communications property in January, 2001. The preliminary plat met all of the requirements of the City Code and created one developable lot (which is actually, by plat, three Jots due to the railway intersection and the road easement) and two outlots for the existing billboards, Following approval of a preliminary plat, the applicant had three months to file a final plat application with the City, The purpose of the final plat application is to incorporate any changes that the City Council required during the preliminary plat phase, There were no changes required at that time so this is just a procedural application. As a part of the final plat application, a vacation of easements application has been made as well. The Morris Communications property has two road easements (3fd Avenue and 13th Street) in favor of the City of Arden Hills at this time, In order to file for final plat, the State Statutes requires that the easements be vacated by the City and be dedicated back to the City, Submitted as part of the application are copies of easement documents 1688078,1719279, 1832660, and 2110427. The City Council is required by State Statute to hold a public hearing to vacate and dedicate the easements, Attached is Resolution #01-11, outlining the findings for this procedure, as required by the State of Minnesota Chapter 412,851, vacation of streets, The City Council received all information pertinent to this case as part of the Planning Commission packet for the April 4 Planning Commission meeting, . Deadline for Al!encv Actions The City of Arden Hills received the complete application for this request on March 7, 2001. Pursuant to Minnesota State Statue the City must act on this request by May 6,2001 , , . . . (60 days), unless the City provides the petitioner with written reasons for an additional 60 day review period. The additional review period would extend to July 5 2001. The City may, with the petitioner's consent, extend the review period beyond the July 5, 2001 date, Lastly, if the City denies the petitioner's request, ",., it must state in writing the reason for the denial at the time that it denies the request." Options 1. Recommend approval as submitted. 2, Recommend approval with conditions, 3, Recommend denial with reasons for denial. 4. Table for additional information, Recommendation Staffrecommends approval of Planning Case #01-09, final plat of the property located in the Northeast quadrant ofI-694 and I-35W, for the reasons outlined in Resolution #01-11 and the following conditions: 1. Dedication or conveyance of storm water pond easement over lot I, block 1 by the applicant; 2, Land dedication to the City as a requirement of the platting process will be addressed when the properties are being replatted at the final PUD stage; 3, Blocks 1,2 and 3 of Lot 1 will not be developed separately as it is the understanding of the City that all parcels will be consolidated through an additional platting process; 4, The final plat must be recorded with the County within sixty (60) days after the date of approval, otherwise it shall be considered void; 5, Following recording, the applicant shall provide the City with a tracing ad three (3) prints of the final plat, showing evidence of the recording; and 6. If possible, condition #3 shall be recorded on the final plat with the County, Updates None at this time, 2