Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Right-of-Way Abandonment of a Portion of College Street, Located on the West Side of College Street and North of Inwood Drive, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: March 20, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Engineering
CONTACT: Matt Richardson, P.E., Development Engineering Manager
Gary Graham, P.E., Director of Engineering
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Staff recommends approval of the proposed right-of-way abandonment.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Staff received a request to abandon a portion of College Street located on the west side of College Street and north of Inwood Drive.
• The right-of-way consists of a 25 foot right-of-way containing approximately 0.04 acres. The right-of-way currently contains an underground drainage pipe.
• A private driveway and carport currently exists within this right-of-way. The applicant intends to incorporate the right-of-way into their property.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Mr. Charles Douglas, a previous owner of the property, appeared before City Council on March 23, 1970, to request abandonment of this right-of-way. No record of abandonment or deed of ownership can be found.
• Mr. Douglas and other subsequent owners of the property constructed improvements including a fence and a carport within the right-of-way. A recent title survey identified that the right-of-way was not owned by the property owner.
• An application and supporting documentation for the requested abandonment were submitted by the current property owner on December 21, 2017.
• An underground drainage pipe and an overhead electric line exist within the right-of-way and a fifteen foot (15’) Drainage and Utility Easement is proposed to be retained on the requested abandonment.
• All owners adjacent to the right-of-way have signed a petition supporting the requested abandonment.
• Public hearing notices were sent to all property owners within 200 feet of the requested abandonment. As of March 7, 2018, staff has received no comments in support of or opposition to this request.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• N/A
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A