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" '0 J&f?- REQUEST FOR CODNCR. ACTION DATE: 5-2~q~ ITEM NO.: P-4 Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: Hearings Item Description: James Westby request for vacation ofright~of-way easement, division of platted lot, and rezoning from R-l to R-2 at 480 Lovell Avenue and Vietnamese Buddhist Association request for vacation of right-of-way at 475 Minnesota Avenue.. Backi!round 1. Mr. Westby lives at 480 Lovell Avenue in Roseville and owns a parcel of land south of Lovell Avenue, west of his residence to the property line with the Rottlunc1JConcordia Meadows townhome project. The parcel is directly north of the Buddhist Temple. The property was acquired in 1967 and, at that time, an easement for possible future streets was granted in favor of the City. The need for such a street does not exist and in fact, a single family residence blocks access to Minnesota Avenue on the south. 2. Therefore, Mr. Westby and the Buddhist Temple are seeking to have that easement vacated. In addition, Mr. Westby is proposing to divide the parcel to the west of his residence into two developable lots and further proposing that the lot adjacent to the Concordia Meadows Planned Unit Development be rezoned to R-2 in order to build a double bungalow for his mother-in-law and her sister. 3, As indicated earlier, the Westby's live at 480 Lovell Avenue in Roseville. That parcel is located on the south side of Lovell and is approximately 1/2 acre in size. In addition, they own a parcel of land innnediately to the west that is approximately .65 acres in size. In 1967) a 50 foot wide easement was recorded along the Westby's westerly property line, extending southerly along a portion of the Buddhist Temple property, At that time, the easement was dedicated in anticipation of a possible north/south street between Lovell Avenue and 1