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4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-158
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VACATION OF A DRAINAGE & UTILITY EASEMENT
LOCATED BETWEEN LOT 1 AND LOT 2, BLOCK 2, GATEWAY SHORES
Motion By: Braid Second By: Churchill
WHEREAS,
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
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.
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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 sai d Gateway Shores.
Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 27th day of October 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Jason Wedel, City Manager