Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Encore Wire Corporation, for Approval of a Vacation of a North/South Unimproved Right-of-Way (Bumpas Street), Approximately 0.92 Acres, Located on the North Side of Elm Street and Approximately 1,550 Feet West of Airport Drive, and Accompanying Ordinance.
Summary
MEETING DATE: October 19, 2010
DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT: Michael Quint, Senior Planner
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed right-of-way vacation for Bumpas Street with the following special ordinance provisions:
1. The City of McKinney reserves an exclusive, perpetual utility easement within the entirety of the vacated right-of-way.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The applicant is proposing to vacate an approximately 31 foot wide right-of-way that extends south from the terminus of Bumpas Street south towards Elm Street. Currently, the entire portion of this street proposed to be vacated is unimproved but public utilities do exist within the right-of-way.
· When evaluating alley abandonment or street right-of-way vacation proposals, Staff relies on the criteria outlined in the 1976 report, “Restructuring Street and Alley Space McKinney, Texas.” The reduction in the amount of street and alley space in the developed portions of McKinney located east of U.S. Highway 75 can reduce city costs and result in a more efficient use of land which could result in an improvement in the City’s revenue base. Essentially, if there is no need for the alley or street to exist, it is generally considered beneficial to abandon or vacate it. The report goes on to outline a checklist to be reviewed as a basis for each decision concerning an alley abandonment or a street vacation. The items include impact on the current and future circulation system, drainage, utilities, local access, relation to adjacent property owners, and municipal objectives and operations.
· Representatives from the Fire and ...
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