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Council approves vacation of portion of lift-station easement to clear homeowner garage encroachment
Summary
To accommodate a new permanent easement for a Southwest interceptor sewer project and clear an encroaching garage, Haysville approved vacating part of a lift-station easement at 7474 South Seneca Street.
The Haysville City Council approved an ordinance vacating a portion of a lift-station easement within Lot 1, Block 1 of the John Burba addition so that an owner-built garage into the easement would no longer encroach by approximately 2 feet once the vacation is recorded.
Planning staff said the vacation request is tied to easement acquisitions for the Southwest Sewer Interceptor project. The city and the property owner are negotiating to secure a new permanent easement for the phase 1 Southwest interceptor and an additional easement for a future phase 2 project; the vacation request will help clear the existing lift-station easement and align rights for the sewer project.
Staff told the council the property owner’s garage was built about 30 feet into the recorded easement and the city has no documentation explaining how the encroachment occurred. All building permits for the structure would have gone through Sedgwick County, staff said. The planning commission held a public hearing on May 22 and recommended approval of the vacation.
Council approved the ordinance to vacate the portion of the lift-station easement. Staff described the action as largely a cleanup to narrow the recorded easement to what the lift station actually requires, while securing necessary permanent easements for the larger Southwest interceptor project.
