Title
Ordinance No. 24-12 vacating Lierman Street public right-of-way that is approximately 0.443 acres and is located between North Cascade Ave and Schafer Heights (Legislative)
Presenter:
Allison Stocker AICP, Planner II, Planning + Neighborhood Services.
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning + Neighborhood Services
Body
Summary:
Owner: Pikeview Cottages LLC
Developer: N/A
Representative: Dave Morrison, Goodwin Knight
Location: 3814 Schafer Heights
This request is on behalf of Pikeview Cottages LLC, owner of the adjacent parcels, requesting to vacate Lierman Street public right-of-way. The right-of-way to be vacated only serves the Cottages at Pikeview residential community which is owned and operated by Pikeview Cottages LLC.
Background:
In Summer 2023, City Engineering inspected Lierman Street for compliance with City right-of-way standards and found that the right-of-way was not built to City standards, nor built in accordance with the approved right-of-way construction plans. At the recommendation of City Engineering, the applicant requested a pre-application meeting with the Land Use Review Division to understand the feasibility of vacating the right-of-way and has since submitted a vacation plat for the consideration by City Council. City Engineering has indicated that should the right-of-way not be vacated, then the road would need to be rebuilt to City standards at the cost of the developer.
Lierman Street was planned and constructed in order to provide access to the new Cottages at Pikeview. This Street does not serve to provide access to any other properties, and it dead-ends at the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail. No public transportation routes utilize Lierman Street, with all nearby routes making stops from Cascade Ave. The Applicant intends to dedicate easements to preserve access on the road, utility easements for the purpose of Colorado Springs Utility access, and a public improvement easement will be provided for the existing sidewalk...
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