Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning and Development Services

TO:	Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager
FROM:	Planning Staff
DATE:	December 1, 2015
RE:	Dedication and vacation of utility easements associated with Minor Subdivision, MS-15-00546, for Oregon Trail Addition, located at the northeast corner of George Williams Way and Overland Drive.

Background

Minor Subdivisions/Replats are land divisions that are reviewed and processed administratively. These items are placed on the City Commission agenda when easements or rights-of-way are being dedicated or vacated.  A Minor Subdivision for Oregon Drive Addition, MS-15-00546, was approved by the Planning Director on November 30, 2015 pending the City Commission’s acceptance of the dedication and vacation of easement. The Minor Subdivision and Administrative Determination are attached with this memo for context; however, no action is necessary for the Minor Subdivision.

The subject area was previously platted with utility easements associated with the sanitary sewer main. There are dedications and vacations of utility easements associated with this Minor Subdivision to accommodate the reconfiguration of lots (Figure 2).  Also, Westar Energy requested a 10’ easement along the fronts of all new lots for equipment to serve the lot and street lights. To accommodate this, a 10’ easement will be dedicated along the frontage of lots 1-15.

Action

Accept the dedications and vacations of the utility easements as shown on the Minor Subdivision, MS-15-00546, for Oregon Trail Addition.