Title
Resolution Closing an Approximately 755-foot Portion of Rankin Avenue from its Intersection with Huffine Mill Road Westward and Northward to its Intersection with East Wendover Avenue
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Department: Planning
Council District: District #2
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: March 3 and 10, 2016 / City Clerk
Contact 1 and Phone: Steve Galanti at 373-2918
Contact 2 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
PURPOSE:
The property owners have requested the closing of a portion of Rankin Avenue from its intersection with Huffine Mill Road westward and northward to its intersection with East Wendover Avenue. Staff requests that City Council hold a public hearing to receive public comment and to consider adoption of the street closing resolution.
BACKGROUND:
This portion of right-of-way was dedicated as part of the R.P. Boone Estate Subdivision and is currently unopened.
The petition was signed by the property owners of 63% of the street frontage.
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. Therefore, the Technical Review Committee (TRC) recommended the closing with two conditions: 1) That lots currently located adjacent to this portion of Rankin Avenue will be combined with the lots that have frontage on an existing public street prior to the street closing becoming effective; and 2) That the City shall retain 20-foot utility easements over existing utility lines until such time as the lines are not longer needed for public use. The Planning Board recommended this street closing, with the stated conditions, at its February meeting on a v...
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