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2 December 1981 PLANNING REPORT CASE NUMBER: 1351-81 APPLICANT: Carl Eng and Tommie Braddock LOCATION: Laurie Road, west of Midlothian Road and East of Haddington Road (see sketch) ACTION REQUESTED: vacation of Right -of --way PLANNING cOHSIDERATIOHS 1. The Engs live at the southwest corner Of Laurie and Midlothian Road and the Braddocks live at the southeast corner of Haddington and Laurie Road& North of these single family lots there is an existing 30 foot of right - of -way originally dedicated for the extension of Laurie Road westerly and easterly of the Westmoor Addition, Attached is a copy of this portion of the section map showing the westmoor Addition and the rights -of -way proposed to be vacated. 2. The staff-has reviewed the right --of -way vacation proposal with the applicants and find there is no apparant reason for maintaining the right --of -way for street purposes, 3. There are, however, existing water mains in each of the 30 foot sections of right-of-way proposed to be vacated. The Engineering Staff therefore suggests that any vacation of the right-of-way be accompanied by an easement for utility purposes for the full 30 feet. As you know, inasmuch as these portions of Lurie road were originally dedicated as part of the westmoor Addition Plat, when the right-of-way is vacated it becomes the property of the continguous lot ownersr in this case, the Engs and the Braddocks+ However, assessments are charged for this portion of the lot ]used on a percentage of previous assessments applied to the contiguous properties, In this case an assessment of $324,00 for water and sewer would be applied to the new 30 foot strip added to the let, and an assessment of $205.25 would be added ,to the Era.ddocks' lot. These assessments are for a water main constructed in 1963 and the sanitary sewer constructed in 1957-b