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File #: SUBD-25-0021    Version: Name: Holly Ave/1st ROW Vacation
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/27/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinance No. 25-68 vacating a portion of public right-of-way known as Holly Avenue and First Street consisting of approximately 2.13 acres located northwest of the intersection at First Street and Lake Avenue. (Legislative) (Second Reading and Public Hearing).
Attachments: 1. SUBD-25-0021 ORDINANCE DRAFT_EPS, 2. Exhibit A - Legal Description, 3. Exhibit B - Vacation Plat, 4. Exhibit C - Vicinity Map, 5. Exhibit D - Project Statement, 6. Exhibit E - Public Comment in Opposition, 7. Exhibit F - Public Comment Response and Memo, 8. Exhibit G - Public Comment in Support
Title
Ordinance No. 25-68 vacating a portion of public right-of-way known as Holly Avenue and First Street consisting of approximately 2.13 acres located northwest of the intersection at First Street and Lake Avenue.
(Legislative) (Second Reading and Public Hearing).

Council District # 3

Presenter:
Ethan Shafer, Urban Planner II, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department


Summary:
Owner: The Broadmoor
Developer: N/A
Representative: Ann Odom, N.E.S. Inc.
Location: Northwest of the intersection at First Street and Lake Avenue

This request is on behalf of Ann Odom with N.E.S Inc., representing Jack Damioli of the Broadmoor, whose organization is an owner of the adjacent parcels abutting the subject section of Holly Avenue and First Street. The request is to vacate 2.133 acres of right-of-way located northwest of the intersection at First Street and Lake Avenue.

Background:
The proposed vacation of City-owned right-of-way involves approximately 2.13 acres, including portions of Holly Avenue and First Street, located north of Lake Avenue and east of the main Broadmoor campus. First Street extends north from Lake Avenue, then curves northwest and becomes Holly Avenue, which terminates at property owned by The Broadmoor Hotel.

The purpose of this application is to improve control over access and parking along this segment. The Broadmoor has faced ongoing issues with large vehicles parking along the roadway, obstructing truck access to its loading docks. As a public right-of-way, the road limits the hotel's ability to manage these disruptions.

Over the past year, The Broadmoor has obtained monthly road closure permits from the City's Public Works Department to help regulate parking and access. This proposed vacation offers a permanent solution. The existing drive aisle will remain in place, and The Broadmoor will dedicate easements to ensure continued emergency vehicle access and maintenance of existing drainage and...

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