Title
An Ordinance vacating a portion of a certain easement located at 1900 and 1920 NE Discovery Avenue in the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
(Note: First read by City Council on September 23, 2025. Passed by unanimous vote.)
Body
Issue/Request:
The applicant requests to vacate a 30’ wide x 80.49’ long general utility easement situated between two future buildings on Lots 5 and 7 of The Village at Discovery Park. The request stems from the need to construct a retaining wall within the existing easement due to a 5’ shift in the location of the future Lot 5 building. The City’s Encroachment Policy prohibits retaining walls from being constructed in a public utility easement, therefore necessitating vacation of the impacted easement. The existing water and sanitary sewer mains located within the subject easement are private infrastructure for which a public utility easement is not needed; the developer will dedicate a separate private utility easement to cover the private infrastructure upon vacation of the public easement.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of an Ordinance vacating a portion of a certain easement located at 1900 and 1920 NE Discovery Avenue in the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri.
Presenter
Brian Maenner, Applicant Representative
Hector Soto, Jr., AICP, Senior Planner
Committee Recommendation
On a motion by Ms. Gronau, seconded by Mr. Benbrook, the Planning Commission unanimously voted on August 28, 2025, to approve the Consent Agenda, inclusive of Application #PL2025-082 - VACATION OF EASEMENT - 1900 and 1920 NE
Discovery Ave; DPLS P1, LLC, applicant.