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Ordinance No. 19-65 vacating a public right-of-way described as a portion of Tejon Place and the adjacent ten foot alleys south of E. Navajo St. and east of S. Tejon St. within the Maddock's Addition to Ivywild and the Williamson's Addition to Ivywild consisting of 0.104 acres.
Presenter:
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development Department
Ryan Tefertiller, Manager, Urban Planning Division
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Summary:
Applicant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Owner: City of Colorado Springs
Location: South of E. Navajo St. and East of S. Tejon St.
The applicant and adjacent land owner, Ivywild Development I LLC, request the vacation of the public alleyways that were created over 100 years ago as part of the Maddock's Addition to Ivywild and the Williamson's Addition to Ivywild subdivisions. The alleyways in question are not developed for vehicular travel and serve no transportation or access value.
Background:
The alleyways in question were created in 1906 and 1907 as part of the Maddock's Addition to Ivywild and the Williamson's Addition to Ivywild subdivisions. While they may have provided access to property in the area in the past, they currently are not developed for vehicular travel. The majority of the segments requested for vacation are only ten feet wide which it too narrow for vehicles as well as most utility purposes.
The site falls within the South Nevada Urban Renwal Area, which was created by City Council in 2015 and has seen significant investment in recent years. Once the alleyways in question are vacated, the owner of the surrounding properties, Ivywild Development I LLC, intends to submit applications to redevelop much of the land on the east side of S. Tejon St. between E. Navajo St. and Cheyenne Run for a new hotel project; this proposal was illustrated in the 2015 conceptual plans that accompanied the South Nevada Urban Renewal Area application.
While all City agencies support the proposed vacation, ...
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