Title
Resolution Closing Terrapin Ridge Road, Terrapin Ridge Court and Brackish Drive
Body
Department: Planning
Council District: District #1
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: May 4th and 11th/ City Clerk
Contact 1 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
Contact 2 and Phone: Steve Galanti at 373-2918
PURPOSE:
The City of Greensboro has requested the closing of Terrapin Ridge Road, Terrapin Ridge Court and Brackish Drive. Staff requests that City Council hold a public hearing to receive public comment and to consider adoption of the street closing resolution.
BACKGROUND:
This request involves the rights-of-way for Terrapin Ridge Road, Terrapin Ridge Court and Brackish Drive.
The petition was signed by the property owners bordering on 100% of the right-of-way.
This street was dedicated as part of the “Terrapin Ridge, Phase 1” as recorded in Plat 173 on Pages 70 and 71 (2008).
The closing is being requested so that the land can be added to the abutting property to aid future development.
BUDGET IMPACT:
There will be no impact on the current or future budgets.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED: The Technical Review Committee (TRC) feels circumstances here allow the City to make the two required determinations for a street closing: (1) that closing the street to vehicular traffic is not contrary to the public interest, and (2) that no property owner in the vicinity is deprived of reasonable means of ingress and egress.
In order to maintain “reasonable means of ingress and egress,” the applicant has been advised that all lots would need to be combined together so that the resultant lot would has frontage and direct vehicular access to a public street.
Therefore, the Technical Review Committee (TRC) recommended the closing with two conditions: (1) the City shall retain 20-foot utility easements over existing utility lines until such time as the lines are no longer needed for public use, and (2) all lots are to be combined together so that the resultant lot would has frontage and direct vehicular access to a public street.
The Planning Board recommended this closing, with the stated conditions, at its April meeting on a vote of 8-0. Accordingly, it is recommended that on May 16, 2017, the City Council hold a public hearing to receive public comment and to consider adoption of the resolution closing Terrapin Ridge Road, Terrapin Ridge Court and Brackish Drive.