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1 Pursuant to Section 12.6 of the City Charter, the procedure for application to vacate a public utility, <br />2 drainage, roadway, access, or other form of easement shall be as follows: <br />3 (A) The applicant shall petition the Zoning Administrator on the easement to be vacated including a <br />4 legal description and survey exhibit. <br />5 (B) Public Hearing Notification Requirement: property owners within 350 feet and all utility companies <br />6 operating within Ramsey. <br />7 (C) The City Council shall hold a public hearing and make a final determination by resolution. <br />8 (D) The approval resolution shall be recorded with the Anoka County Recorder's office or Registrar of <br />9 Titles. <br />10 <br />11 261 Encroachment Agreements <br />12 An encroachment agreement is necessary when a structure or site improvement, other than a fence, <br />13 utility infrastructure, parking lot, or driveway is proposed to be constructed in an easement or right-of- <br />14 way and vacating the easement or right-of-way is not desired or practical. <br />15 (A) A thirty -day notification must be provided to all utility companies operating within Ramsey. <br />16 (B) Administrative approval. The Zoning Administrator may approve an encroachment agreement <br />17 administratively for encroachments that have received variances. <br />18 (C) The City Council will review all other encroachment requests and, if deemed reasonable at its sole <br />19 discretion, approval is adopted by resolution authorizing the encroachment agreement. <br />20 (D) All encroachment agreements must be recorded against the property with the Anoka County <br />21 Recorder's office. <br />22 (E) The zoning administrator will have the ability to abate the structure or site improvement removal <br />23 as set forth in Chapter 2 in the event the structure is not removed according to the terms of the <br />24 agreement. <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />10 <br />