Title
AN ORDINANCE DEDICATING A PERPETUAL EASEMENT FOR STREET PURPOSES OVER CITY-OWNED PROPERTY.
Body
CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the city of Duluth does hereby dedicate to the general public a perpetual easement for street purposes over, under and across real property located in St. Louis County, Minnesota legally described and depicted on the attached Exhibit A.
Section 2. That the proper city officials are authorized to record, with the register of deeds and/or the registrar of titles of Saint Louis County, Minnesota, a certified copy of this ordinance showing the easement to be dedicated.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the dedication of a perpetual easement for street purposes across certain city-owned property within the boundary of the Duluth Airport. The easement area is north of Airport Road and west of soon to be vacated Stebner Road.
The Duluth Airport Authority (“DAA”) is working on a project for a new air traffic control tower (the “Tower”). The site for and around the Tower is currently being reconfigured through street and utility vacations, a minor subdivision, and dedication of new easements. This easement is needed to provide legal access to one of the lots within the minor subdivision. Although the easement will be dedicated to the public, the City does not intend to improve or maintain the easement area. Instead, the easement provides for legal access to a newly created lot, and the City Engineer will grant a driveway permit to DAA for the operation and maintenance of the existing private drive within the easement area.