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Council approves multiple land-use items: easement vacation, right-of-way vacation and final plat
Summary
Council approved an Olmsted County petition to vacate a 20-foot water-main easement, a city right-of-way vacation for a 66-foot by ~125-foot segment of 2nd Avenue NW, and a final plat for the Savannah Rochester 30.17-acre subdivision; a resident raised questions about ownership and buried concrete during the hearing.
The council approved several land-use items during the meeting, moving forward a county petition and two city actions affecting rights-of-way and subdivision plans.
Community Development staff recommended approval of Olmsted County's petition to vacate a 20-foot-wide water-main easement about 1,960 feet long at the waste-to-energy property; the council adopted the resolution. Staff said the water-main would be relocated to allow facility expansion.
The council also approved a right-of-way vacation requested by City of Rochester Public Works for a 66-foot-wide by roughly 125-foot-long segment of 2nd Avenue Northwest (north of 26th Street). Resident Matt Magolpin told the council he was interested in acquiring half the vacated piece and asked about buried concrete; staff explained ownership and assessment questions will be resolved through the county assessor's office and that right-of-way vacations typically result in the adjacent properties absorbing the vacated land.
Finally, the council adopted a final plat for Savannah Rochester (SCS Rochester), a 30.17-acre subdivision in an R-2 zoning district intended for rental townhomes consistent with an earlier general development plan. Staff recommended approval with five conditions and the applicant representative, Craig Britton of Widseth, said the developer was in agreement with the conditions.
All measures passed by voice vote; the council did not schedule further public hearings on these items during this meeting.
