Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning and Development Services

TO:	Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager
FROM:	Katherine Simmons, Planning
DATE:	June 12, 2015
RE:	Vacation of drainage easements associated with Final Plat, PF-15-00248, The Reserve at Alvamar No. 4, located at 1733 Bobwhite Drive.

Background

The Final Plat for The Reserve at Alvamar No. 4 is dividing one Tract into one Lot and one Tract prior to development of the property for a future Single-Dwelling structure on the resulting lot and was administratively approved by the Planning Director on June 11, 2015.  The Preliminary Plat was approved by the Planning Commission on May 18, 2015 subject to the following conditions of approval:

1. Approval of the Downstream Sanitary Sewer Analysis (DSSA) by the Utilities Department.

2. Provision of a note on the Preliminary Plat that a variance has been requested from Section 19-214(B) of the City Code related to the location of a sanitary sewer service line across public right-of-way or drainage easement.

3. Relocation of the proposed sanitary sewer service line to the east outside of the regulatory floodplain.

A revised Preliminary Plat which addressed all of the conditions of approval and this Final Plat were provided to the Planning Office on May 19, 2015.

The Final Plat has been placed on the City Commission’s agenda for vacation of drainage easements as shown on the plat. A copy of the Final Plat and Administrative Determination are attached.

Action

Vacate drainage easements as shown on the Final Plat, PF-15-00248, The Reserve at Alvamar No. 4.