Title
Ordinance No. 16-5 vacating of undeveloped City right-of-way for Wolff Place east of 23rd Street consisting of .22-acre.
-Legislative
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Presenter:
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development Department
Summary:
Applicant: Richard Hoag
Owner: City of Colorado Springs
Location: Wolff Place east of 23rd Street
Richard Hoag requests that the City vacate the right-of-way known as "Wolff Place" east of 23rd Street (FIGURE 1). The vacation would consist of 271 feet (271') of Wolff Place, east of 23rd Street, please see the vicinity map (FIGURE 2) for location. This right-of-way was never developed as a street and is currently a dirt two (2) lane path.
Previous Council Action:
None
Background:
Wolff Place was originally proposed to extend from 23rd Street and then connect to Glenn Street via an unnamed, and undeveloped street. The entire distance from 23rd Street to the unnamed street connection is 428'. 148' of the 428' has already been vacated by Ordinance 2655 approved by City Council on January 24, 1961 making it impossible to connect to the Unnamed Street. (FIGURE 3) Therefore, it is reasonable for all of Wolff Place to be vacated.
Staff has received a letter from all adjacent property owners requesting that Wolff Place be vacated. See FIGURE 4 for the signed agreement from the three adjacent property owners.
The applicant is also the owner of the property at 2226 Glenn Street. This property is adjacent to Wolff Place. No applications have been submitted for this site, although the applicant has discussed developing the site with duplexes. It is possible that access to the duplexes could come from Wolff Place and Glenn Street. Access to the possible future development will be reviewed when an application for a development plan is filed for review.
A 10' Utility easement has been reserved on the north 10' side of Wolff Place as requested by Colorado Springs Utilities. The right-of-way p...
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