Title
Ordinance No. 15-87 vacating the alley between 1206 Milky Way and 1109 Northstar Drive consisting of 2,240 square feet.
(Legislative Matter)
Body
From:
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Development Department
Summary:
Applicant: City of Colorado Springs
Owner: City of Colorado Springs
Location: The alley between 1206 Milky Way and 1109 North Star Drive
The City of Colorado Springs is requesting to vacate a public alley between 1206 Milky Way and 1109 North Star Drive (Figure 1). The 16 foot wide public alley was platted between the two (2) properties, but the alley was never constructed and dead ends into Cresta Open Space.
Previous Council Action:
Not applicable.
Background:
The alley was originally platted as part of Skyway Park Addition No. 3 (Figure 2) in 1953. This plat has a number of alleys (similar to the alley under review) that extend from the street to the rear of the property, but do not connect to another public alley. Each lot is platted with a 7.5 foot rear yard easement, which would total 15 feet when two (2) lots back to each other.
The alley under review terminates into the Cresta Open Space. It appears that when Skyway Park Addition No. 3 was originally platted there was a potential for North Star Drive and the subject alley to extend to the west to an adjacent subdivision. With the establishment of Cresta Open Space, the City has determined that no future development is feasible to the west; therefore, no alley connections will be needed in the future.
The City Parks and Recreation Department has adequate access to Cresta Open Space via North Star Drive and does not need any additional access via the alley under review.
The right-of-way proposed for vacation is not necessary for City transportation or City utility purposes and will not adversely affect access to surrounding lots and meets all the review criteria for an alley vacation request.
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