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An ordinance vacating a portion of First Street public right-of-way consisting of 4,356 square feet (.1 acres) located between Beech Avenue and Broadmoor Avenue.
(Legislative Matter)
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From:
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Development Department
Summary:
CPC V 14-00125
This is a request for a vacation of City right-of-way involving First Street between Beech Avenue and Broadmoor Avenue. The request is to vacate twenty (20) feet of right-of-way, which equals 0.1 acres or 4,356 sq. ft., along the entire frontage of the subject property located at 19 Beech Avenue. The proposed vacation ordinance retains a public utility easement over the entire portion of the proposed vacation preserving the City's rights to access existing and future infrastructure in the area (see Exhibit A attached to the ordinance).
Previous Council Action:
The City Council has previously granted numerous vacations of right-of-way within the Broadmoor neighborhood that include:
? 1982: Vacating a portion of Beech Avenue between Lake Circle and First Street;
? 2004: Vacating portions of Lake Circle, Pourtales Road and Mesa Avenue;
? 2008: Vacating portions of First Street (20-feet on either side) and Hazel (20-feet on either side).
Background:
The property owner seeks to vacate twenty (20) feet of the First Street right-of-way along the frontage of the subject property from Beech Avenue to Broadmoor Avenue. The purpose of the applicant's request to vacate the right-of-way is two-fold: first, a portion of the home encroaches into the existing right-of-way and the required twenty-five (25) foot front yard setback (a corner of the home is near the property line); and second, the property owner is slightly under the allowed maximum lot coverage (20%) for this zone district (R - Estate). The proposed vacation would provide the homeowner flexibility for a future home addition without exceeding the maximum lot cov...
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