Public Works Committee recommends council approve certified survey map for River Place project with easement clarifications

The Public Works Committee recommended City Council approve a certified survey map to reorganize Lots 100 to 300 at River Place, a phased residential development, and asked that outstanding edits from third‑party engineering review and final easement maintenance agreements be resolved before signature and recording.

City staff and the surveying team described the CSM as needed to formalize new lot lines before construction of two planned residential buildings. The plan shows Lot 2 would contain the first‑phase building; Lot 1 will retain an existing commercial building during Phase 1 and be redeveloped for Phase 2. Staff noted a new lot line runs close to the existing commercial building on Lot 1 to meet required fire‑code spacing for the proposed Lot 2 building. A cross‑access agreement between Lot 1 and Lot 2 will be drafted to protect maintenance access for the remaining building.

The committee's discussion focused on easements: a roughly 48‑foot wide sanitary/storm/water main easement, and a 15‑foot public water main easement on the west side of the site. The utility easements will accommodate a proposed sanitary manhole and the water service tie‑in. Staff advised that edits recommended by their third‑party engineering review should be incorporated into the final recorded CSM; the committee's motion included language that those edits be addressed prior to final recording.

Action and next steps: committee members voted in favor of recommending Council approval; the recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council. Staff said they will continue coordination with the city attorney on document language and ensure third‑party comments are resolved prior to signatures and recording.