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City Council, Daniel Nickols December 19, 1994 Page 3 . frontage. Typically, when subdivision of property occurs, all non-conformities are eliminated through the subdivision process. In this particular request, those items would still not comply with City Code requirements. Another item that was considered involves the extension of public services to Mr. Job's property and the new housing unit. The applicant and Mr. Job have agreed to incur all costs of removing the private service for sanitary sewer, which currently exists in the easterly portion of Zane Street, and relocating them to the westerly portion of Zane Street. If subdivision of the southerly acre lot occurs, the property owner's would be required to connect to municipal sewer. Mr. Job would be allowed to use a well, which is currently being used, for water. . Typically, when a vacation of easement for right-of-way occurs, the street does not serve a purpose either in the present time or in the future. In this case, Zane Street does not serve a purpose to the area at the current time. Therefore, it must be determined that Zane Street does not serve a purpose in the future. In order to ascertain Zane Street has no purpose in the future, it must be decided as to whether or not there is potential it will ever be extended to the south. Staff examined the potential for the extension of Zane Street to the south and determined that traffic patterns would be impacted in a positive manner if the extension did not occur. The streets in the surrounding residential subdivisions are not intended to be collector streets. Additional residential traffic may result on these streets if the extension would occur. Staff is of the opinion that traffic patterns would be improved if residential traffic converged on to collector streets rather than proceeding through other residential areas. When the property to the south of Mr. Job's property and Royal Oaks Ridge is developed, traffic patterns should converge towards County Road No. 13. . Although, staff concluded that Zane Street was not necessary for vehicular traffic, it was determined that a pedestrian trail from 190th Avenue directed to the south would help pedestrian traffic throughout the area. Because the petitioner is requesting an easement vacation, a trail easement can only be required for the vacation area. If future subdivision occurs on Mr. Job's property to the south, the trail easement can be required as part of the . subdivision process. This means that the trail easement is a two (2) step process. The city must first acquire an easement within the vacated parcel, then secondly, acquire an easement within the subdivided property. nickols. troy