HomeMy WebLinkAbout07(A) - Resolution Vacating a Drainage and Utility Easement Located Between Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 2, Gateway Shores Report
ITEM: 7A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: October 27, 2026
PREPARED BY: Casey McCabe, Community Development Director
PRESENTED BY: Casey McCabe
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Vacating a Drainage and Utility Easement Located Between Lot
1 and Lot 2, Block 2, Gateway Shores
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of a resolution vacating a drainage & utility easement located between Lot 1 and Lot 2,
Block 2, Gateway Shores.
BACKGROUND:
Jack and Mary Haugen have submitted a petition for the vacation of a drainage & utility easement
along the common lot line between Lots 1 & 2, Block 2, Gateway Shores. The Haugens own both
parcels; Lot 1 is addressed 4824 Adrian Circle SE and Lot 2 does not have an assigned address.
The existing garage, in-ground pool and deck are constructed over the drainage and utility
easement along the shared property line between Lots 1 and 2; however, the City of Prior Lake
does not have record of this easement being vacated.
Current Circumstances
The purpose of this action is to formally vacate the drainage & utility easement along the common
lot line between Lots 1 & 2, Block 2, Gateway Shores. There are no existing municipal utilities in
the easement area and City staff does not see a need to utilize this easement in the future.
Conclusion
The City’s decision to grant or deny a vacation is legislative in character. Therefore, the City
Council must decide that the proposed vacation is “in the interest of the public”. If the City
concludes that this portion of drainage & utility easement is no longer needed for a public reason,
then vacating it can be deemed to be in the interest of the public.
City Code Sec. 2-232 states no interest in real property shall be disposed of by the City until after
the Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed disposal and reported in writing to the City
Council its findings as to compliance of the proposed disposal with the Comprehensive Plan. The
City Council may, by resolution adopted by two-thirds vote, dispense with the requirements of this
subsection when in its judgment it finds that the proposed disposal of real property has no
relationship to the Comprehensive Plan.
The attached resolution, which requires two-thirds vote, includes a City Council finding that the
proposed drainage & utility easement vacation has no relationship to the comprehensive
municipal plan and dispenses of the requirement for review by the Planning Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact is anticipated.
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ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and second to approve the resolution vacating a drainage & utility easement
located between Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 2, Gateway Shores.
2. Motion and second to deny the resolution approving the vacation of a drainage & utility
easement located between Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 2, Gateway Shores.
3. Provide direction to staff and the applicant and table this item to a future meeting date.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Location Map
2. Gateway Shores Plat Excerpt
Gateway Shores
Plat Excerpt
Proposed D&U
Easement to be
Vacated
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-___
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VACATION OF A DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASEMENT
LOCATED BETWEEN LOT 1 AND LOT 2, BLOCK 2, GATEWAY SHORES
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, Jack and Mary Haugen (the “Applicant”) have submitted a petition for the vacation
of a drainage & utility easement along the common lot line between Lots 1 & 2,
Block 2, Gateway Shores; and
WHEREAS, the petition has been duly presented to the City of Prior Lake by the owners of the
property situated in the City of Prior Lake, Scott County, Minnesota to wit:
Legal Description (Vacated Drainage & Utility Easement):
A strip of land twenty (20) feet in width for drainage and utility purposes, lying
within the recorded plat of Gateway Shores, Scott County, Minnesota, being ten
(10) feet in width on each side of the common lot line between Lot 1 (PID
250910060) and Lot 2 (PID 250910070), Block 2 of said Gateway Shores; and
WHEREAS, notice of the hearing has been duly published and posted in accordance with the
applicable Minnesota Statutes; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was held on said petition on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 by the
Prior Lake City Council in the Council Chambers at Prior Lake City Hall, 4646
Dakota Street SE; and
WHEREAS, the City Council then proceeded to hear all persons interested in said petition and
persons interested were afforded the opportunity to present their views and
objections to the granting of said petition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council found the drainage & utility easement is not necessary for the
maintenance of public utilities or any other public purpose.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The City Council of Prior Lake has determined that the vacation of said drainage & utility
easement would be in the public interest.
3. The City Council finds that the vacation of said drainage & utility easement has no
relationship to the comprehensive municipal plan.
4. A four-fifths majority is required for approval by the City Council of Prior Lake if the
Planning Commission review was dispensed with.
5. Review by the Planning Commission of the drainage & utility easement vacation is hereby
dispensed with, the vacation of easement is hereby approved, and staff are authorized
and directed to execute all documents as necessary and take all appropriate measures to
vacate said drainage & utility easement.
6. The approval resolution vacating the drainage & utility easement shall be recorded at the
Scott County Recorder’s Office.
7. Pursuant to Minnesota Statues 462.358, the following described drainage & utility
easement is hereby vacated:
Legal Description (Vacated Drainage & Utility Easement):
A strip of land twenty (20) feet in width for drainage and utility purposes, lying within the recorded
plat of Gateway Shores, Scott County, Minnesota, being ten (10) feet in width on each side of the
common lot line between Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 2 of said Gateway Shores.
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Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 27 day of October 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
______________________
Jason Wedel, City Manager
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Location Map
4824 & n/a Adrian Circle SE
PIDs 250910060 & 250910070)
Proposed D&U
Easement to be
Vacated