Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Department of Utilities

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager Cynthia Wagner, Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager
FROM:	John Shutak, Utilities Engineer
CC:	Dave Wagner, Director of Utilities Philip Ciesielski, Assistant Director of Utilities Mike Lawless, Assistant Director of Utilities Sandra Day, Planner
Date:	July 12, 2011
RE:	Lot 1 Pinnacle West Subdivision No. 10 (MS-5-2-11) Variance request from City Code 19-214(B)

Please include the following item on the City Commission agenda for consideration at the July 19, 2011 meeting:

Approval of the request by Grob Engineering on behalf of Bechtel Holdings LLC for a variance from 19-214B of the City Code which states that a private sanitary sewer service line shall not be located in a public utility easement for greater than 15 feet for Lot 1 of Pinnacle West Subdivision No. 10.

Grob Engineering recently submitted a minor subdivision request, MS-5-2-11, for the property located at 4311 West 6^th Street. The minor subdivision of this property is a split of the existing lot 11A of Pinnacle West No. 9 into Lot 1 and Lot 2 as shown on the minor subdivision.

4311 West 6^th Street is currently occupied by two buildings that are independently served by the public sanitary sewer system. The subdivision of Lot 11A effectively isolates Lot 1 from the public sanitary sewer system. This has been addressed by dedicating a utility easement across Lot 2 to ensure that Lot 1 has continued access to the public sanitary sewer system. With the dedication of the public utility easement across Lot 2, the existing sanitary sewer service line for Lot 1 will extend more than 15 feet within public utility easement and this variance request will bring Lot 1 into compliance with current City Code.

Action Request:

Approval of the requested variance from 19-214B of the City Code for Lot 1 of Pinnacle West No. 10, a minor subdivision of Lot 11A, Block 1, Pinnacle West No. 9