Title
Ordinance No. 25-76 vacating a portion of public right-of-way consisting of approximately .09 acres located adjacent to 1904 Glenn Street and 806 N. Nineteenth Street. (Legislative)
Council District #3.
Presenter:
Drew Foxx, Planner II, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
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Summary:
Owner: Housepurchase LLC
Representative: Kimley-Horn & Associates
Location: Between 1904 Glenn Street and 806 N Nineteenth Street
This request is on behalf of Housepurchase LLC, owner of 1904 Glenn Street, requesting to vacate a portion of Glenn Street right-of-way.
Background:
The Applicant has proposed the vacation of a portion of an alley to facilitate eventual redevelopment of the adjacent lot addressed as 1904 Glenn Street. The alley has one point of access going east from Columbine Avenue and is surrounded on the north and south sides by 1904 Glenn Street. The alley intersects itself and continues to the north to a vacated portion that is now part of a platted lot (864 N Nineteenth Street) and also continues to the south where it dead ends at the northern boundary of 1902 Glenn Street. The alley's second point of access was vacated in 2023 under City File No. SUBD-22-0113 to accommodate development directly north (see Attachment 1_LK Adams Vacation Plat).
The right-of-way is no longer needed for public transportation purposes as the alley way has only one point of access off of Columbine Avenue and includes a dead end at the north and south sections preventing through traffic. Furthermore, the northern portion of this alley was approved by City Council for a vacation of right of way and has since been vacated by a separate instrument.
The vacation will not adversely impact use of the right-of-way for public utility and/or drainage purposes. Colorado Springs Utilities observed the existence of underground utilities and had no objections (See Attachment 2_Utility Plan). Stormwater Engineering observed...
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