Laserfiche WebLink
BECK LAW OFFICE <br />4746 Sheridan Ave. S. <br />Minneapolis, MN 55410 <br />TO: Chris Leeseberg <br />FROM: Peter K. Beck <br />DATE <br />m <br />January 5, 2021 <br />Peter K Beck <br />Attorney at Law <br />Rahn Application to Vacate Easement <br />612.991-1350 <br />peter@peterbecklaw.corn <br />The easement over the north 66 feet of Mr. Rahn's property was granted to the city in 1990 in <br />connection with an application for an administrative subdivision and variance. The purpose of the <br />easement was to preserve a corridor for street and utilities if the properties to the west were ever <br />redeveloped into smaller lots once public sewer and water became available. <br />The easement granted to the city is for street, utility, and drainage purposes. However, the city has <br />not yet needed or used the easement for those purposes. Unless and until the city opens the easement <br />for public use, there is no right of the public to use or maintain the easement area. <br />The easement provides that the property owner will not obstruct or interfere with the city's right to <br />construct, maintain, or repair any streets, utilities, or drainage on the easement. This language prevents <br />permanent structures from being installed on the easement, but does not prevent the owner from <br />installing a temporary fence around the easement area, provided the fence is removed if necessary to <br />facilitate a street or utility project. <br />