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Council vacates portion of drainage easement in Ashton Ridge to allow homeowner pool construction
Summary
The council approved vacating part of a drainage and utility easement on Lot 7, Block 1, Ashton Ridge Third Edition (resolution 25-173); staff said upstream stormwater infrastructure now provides needed capacity and hydraulic review confirms the vacation will not compromise the 100‑year design standard.
The Woodbury City Council on Oct. 22 unanimously adopted Resolution 25-173 to vacate a portion of a drainage and utility easement on Lot 7, Block 1, Ashton Ridge Third Edition. The property owner had requested the easement vacation to permit construction of a pool on the lot.
City engineering staff described the request as procedural but important because when Ashton Ridge was platted the city had limited stormwater infrastructure upstream. Staff said subsequent construction of upstream stormwater ponds and conveyance has provided additional capacity and that hydraulic modeling shows the remaining system can accommodate the 100‑year design event without the larger easement area. Staff emphasized the proposed vacation area was carefully reviewed to preserve necessary low‑point conveyance and noted the monument sign and fence on the lot are outside the portion to be vacated.
Staff recommended vacating the portion described in the resolution subject to the conditions listed. The council closed the hearing with no public green‑sheet speakers and adopted the resolution by unanimous roll call (ayes from Council members Morris, Santini, Stafford, Wilson and Mayor Burt).
Council members asked staff to confirm that monumentation and existing fences were not affected; staff clarified the monument remains outside the vacated easement area. The council’s action relieves part of the property from the previously recorded easement and allows the property owner to move forward with private improvements subject to the resolution’s conditions.
