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 fe...
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