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PLANNING REPORT DATE: 12 June 1991 CASE NUMBER: 2314 APPLICANT: Paul Hicks First Church Nazarene of the LOCATION: 1746 Hamline Ave. N. ACTION REQUESTED: Vacation of Right-of-Way (I one Street) PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1. BACKGROUND Pastor Hicks lives in the home at 1746 Hamline owned by the Nazarene Church. The south side of the lot abuts the right-of-way for lone Street which is one lot deep, between Hamline Avenue and the apartment property behind. lone street is not built and is not needed, since the apartments take their access off Dellwood Avenue. The garage on this lot is on the south side of the house, facing Ione, and was intended to have access onto lone. Movements in and out of the garage to Hamline Avenue are difficult. Hamline Avenue is being reconstructed this summer, which will involve a new driveway opening for the lot. Mr. Hicks is requesting a vacation of a 15 foot wide portion of the Ione street right-of-way in order to put in a new driveway that allows easier access to the garage. The request is reasonable, given the circumstances. We may have wanted to vacate a somewhat larger piece of the right-of-way in order to give the lot easier access, but two issues arise. First, there is an existing storm sewer in the lone right-of-way 20' south of the lot line. Second, any additional vacated right-of-way will add assessments to the lot. We want to keep this to the absolute minimum required. Code also requires that a driveway onto a County road, such as Hamline, allow for cars to head out rather than back out. In order to accommodate this movement and a 5' driveway setback, the 15' requested is adequate, but not generous.