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Commission approves Royce Landing lot split and recommends council approve boundary-line adjustment tied to easement moves
Summary
The commission approved a meet-and-bounds lot split for Royce Landing and recommended city council approve a boundary-line adjustment that relocates a roadway easement and trail corridor; staff said the homeowners association would bear costs to relocate the trail if the city later exercises roadway easement priority.
The Nisswa Planning Commission on June 2 approved a proposed lot split for Royce Landing and recommended that city council approve a related boundary-line adjustment that transfers a portion of land and modifies existing easements.
Kevin McCormack of Land Design Solutions represented the applicant and presented lot-size analysis showing both proposed tracts exceed ordinance minimums: Tract A about 101,000 square feet and Tract B about 61,000 square feet, with both meeting required lot-width and buildable-area standards. McCormack said primary and alternate septic locations were identified for each tract.
Planner Stephen summarized the boundary-line adjustment for Lot 1 Block 2 and Lot 2 Block 1. The proposal shifts a shaded tract (Tract D) from the southerly parcel to the northerly parcel and includes moving a roadway easement and creating a new trail easement corridor. Stephen said that because the change affects city-held easemented land, it is a matter for council action and that the commission should act in a recommendation capacity.
Stephen also explained a proposed condition that would give the city's roadway easement precedence over a private trail easement: if the city later constructs a road through the public easement, the private trail easement would be extinguished and any required trail relocation would be at the expense of the homeowners association. He noted that some trail segments built within the current corridor may need to be moved to the proposed corridor.
Commissioners had no outstanding questions on ordinance conformance and moved and seconded approval of the lot split and the recommendation for the boundary-line adjustment to city council; both motions carried.
Next steps: the commission's approvals will be forwarded to Nisswa City Council for final action on the boundary-line and easement changes; staff will include the recommended conditions about easement priority and trail-relocation responsibility in the council packet.
