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Committee recommends quitclaim of Noisette Road right-of-way parcels to adjacent owners; survey cost to be split
Summary
Staff recommended quitclaiming a portion of the Noysett/Noisette Road right-of-way to three adjacent property owners after appraisers declined to provide market values; committee recommended sending the quitclaim to council with town-conducted survey split three ways at $550 each.
The committee recommended forwarding to council a proposal to quitclaim portions of the Noisette Road right-of-way to three adjacent property owners and to have the town commission a single survey split among the owners.
Staff explained that the owners at 103, 105 and 107 Noisette Road are all interested in portions of a former right-of-way. The parcel currently contains a 16-foot gravel driveway and utility connections. Staff said they attempted to obtain an appraisal but appraisers declined to assign a market value for the strip. "Since that time, though, the adjacent properties, 103 and 107 Noisette, have expressed interest in this right away," staff said, describing a proposed division that would give 20 feet to 105 and 10 feet to each adjacent lot while preserving utility easements.
Staff said utilities (gas, electric, water, sewer) and a drainage line run in the two side strips and that easements would be needed for those 10-foot parcels. To avoid each owner hiring a separate surveyor, staff proposed the town obtain a single plat and split the survey cost three ways. Staff reported obtaining an estimate of $1,650 for the surveyor (split $550 each), clarifying that the transcript's numeric readout likely misrendered the estimate as $16.50 but the planned split is $550 per owner.
A committee member moved to forward the quitclaim recommendation to council with the staff plan; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
What happens next: The committee moved and seconded a recommendation to send the quitclaim item to full council for approval with staff's recommended survey arrangement. If council approves, the town will commission the plat and the owners will each pay their one-third share of the survey cost and the town will prepare quitclaim deeds subject to recorded easements for utilities and drainage.
Details from staff: The 20-foot portion proposed for 105 Noisette would meet minimum frontage requirements for zoning and fire-code access, per staff. Easements will be recorded to preserve existing utility services and drainage infrastructure.
