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CASE # UPDATE ON IP 08 -33 UTE STREET BITUMINOUS PAVING IMPROVEMENTS By: Steven Jankowski, City Engineer Background: A petition was received last summer for the bituminous paving of Ute Street north of CR 27. The attached feasibility study was prepared and discussed with the residents at an informational meeting held on, September. 10, 2008 and again with the Public Works Committee on September 16, 2008. This area is unplatted and. there was uncertainty over what right of way the City may possess as a result of deed dedications. The City has had ownership and encumbrance reports prepared for all eleven properties involved. After a review of these reports by registered land surveyors it has been concluded that the City has no rights other than prescriptive rights to the right of way it has been maintaining which is approximately 18 feet plus a reasonable additional width on either side of the right of way for snow storage. City staff staked the common property line between the properties on the east and west sides of the street, and met with nine of eleven of the property owners on Saturday, January 24, 2009. • The west edge of current roadway alignment was found to be on or very close to a line 30 feet west of the common property line. (The distance varies zero to four feet). A proposed wider roadway had been a major concern of the residents. The feasibility study had proposed a 28 foot roadway and a standard 60 foot right of way centered on the common property line. It was the intent of the January 24t meeting to consider some modifications to those proposed in the feasibility study which might address the concerns of the property owners and achieve a successful project. Staff Alternate Proposal: Street and right of way width and alignment - Staff suggests a 24 foot roadway located within a 50 foot right of way. Staff considers this roadway width to be the minimum allowable to insure public safety as it would still accommodate the passage of emergency response vehicles. This would however require parking to be restricted on both sides of the street The west edge of the 24 foot roadway is proposed to be located 30 feet west of the common property line and have a 50 foot right of way centered over the new roadway centerline. This alignment would permit- all properties to meet the existing 40 foot front yard setback for residential structures, excepting the property located at 18043 Ute Street. This property would be located approximately 33 feet from the proposed right of way. The width of the right of way might be reduced in front of this property to insure its continued compliance with zoning regulations. The right of way would be three feet beyond the east edge of the —115