Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Right-of-Way Abandonment of Portions of Elm Street between Lindsey Street and Airport Drive, Healy Avenue between Elm Street and a point approximately 100’ north of Elm Street, and an Unnamed Alley between Elm Street and a point approximately 200’ north of Elm Street, and Accompanying Ordinance
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic & Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: June 2, 2020
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 portions of Elm Street between Lindsey Street and Airport Drive, Healy Avenue between Elm Street and a point approximately 100’ north of Elm Street, and an Unnamed Alley between Elm Street and a point approximately 200’ north of Elm Street.
• The applicant, Westwood Professional Services, is working with the adjoining property owner, Encore Wire Corporation, to develop an expansion to their industrial complex location near the intersection of Elm Street and Airport Drive. The existing complex is south of Elm Street and the new expansion will be north of Elm Street.
• The applicant and property owner propose to construct a new alignment of Elm Street between Lindsey Street and Airport Drive. Civil engineering plans have been submitted for this project under Development Permit DEV2020-00054 “Elm Street Realignment”.
• An informational exhibit is included with this agenda item showing the proposed abandonment and the proposed realignment.
• Once the Elm Street Realignment is complete, the existing alignment of Elm Street will be used as a private access drive within the complex, allowing unimpeded access between the two segments of the complex.
• The right-of-way proposed for abandonment currently overhead and underground utilities, and underground drainage. This infrastructure is proposed to remain in-service after abandonment. A Utility & Drainage Easement will be retained for this infrastructure.
• Public hearing notices were sent to all property owners within 200 feet of the requested abandonment, and a legal notice was published in the McKinney Courier-Gazette. No statement of opposition or support have been received as of May 27, 2020.
• This abandonment ordinance is proposed to become effective only upon the Final Acceptance by the City of McKinney of Development Permit DEV2020-00054 “Elm Street Realignment”. The abandonment ordinance will expire on May 31, 2022 if Final Acceptance has not occurred.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• City Council received a briefing on the traffic and circulation impacts of this abandonment at the Work Session immediately prior to this meeting.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• N/A
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A