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Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 7.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings September 6, 2022 Zack Carlton, Community Development Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />William Zacharda and Virginia Bloomdahl – Peter Beck, City Attorney <br />13569 Ranch Road Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> Easement Vacation <br />Reviewed by <br /> Platted Exemption: Zachardas Acres <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Adopt, by motion, a resolution vacating the existing drainage and <br />utility easements on Lot 1, Block 14, Windsor Park Third Addition <br />with the condition that the resolution be recorded immediately prior <br />to the recording of the plat of Zachardas Acres. <br /> <br />Adopt, by motion, the resolution approving the plat of Zachardas <br />Acres with the following conditions: <br />1. The plat shall be recorded immediately after the associated <br />easement vacation. <br />2. Sherburne County shall approve the re-location of the existing <br />driveway and the driveway should be pushed as far west as <br />possible to maximize snow storage between the existing <br />driveway to the east. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The applicant, William Zacharda, is working with the adjacent <br />property owner to adjust their property lines and provide dedicated <br />street access for his, currently landlocked, parcel. Mr. Zacharda <br />accesses his parcel via a 60-foot-wide roadway easement which was <br />granted by the city when his home was constructed. <br /> <br />The current situation is unique as the ordinance requires all buildable <br />parcels to have direct access to and abut a public right-of-way. The existing configuration does not satisfy this <br />standard, and the proposed boundary line configuration will bring the property into compliance regarding the <br />access standards of the ordinance However, the plat brings forward a secondary concern by creating a flag lot. <br /> <br />Staff and the city attorney have reviewed the proposed plat and believe that this proposal creates a better long- <br />term solution to the property access concerns that currently exist within the ordinance. The general appearance of <br />the area will not change as there will still be one driveway and one home, but the lot will now have direct access to <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />