City of Colorado Springs - File #: CPC V 22-00070

• File #: CPC V 22-00070
• Version: 2
• Name: Cooper ROW Vacation
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 6/21/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/9/2022
• Final action: 8/9/2022
• Title: Ordinance No. 22-49 vacating portions of a public right-of-way consisting of 0.037-acre of established tree lawn located south of the intersection of Hazel Avenue and 1st Street. (Legislative) Presenter: Austin Cooper, Planner II, Planning and Community Development Department Peter Wysocki, Planning Director, Planning and Community Development Department

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/9/2022	1	City Council	finally passed	Pass
7/26/2022	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass

Title
Ordinance No. 22-49 vacating portions of a public right-of-way consisting of 0.037-acre of established tree lawn located south of the intersection of Hazel Avenue and 1st Street.

(Legislative)

Presenter:
Austin Cooper, Planner II, Planning and Community Development Department
Peter Wysocki, Planning Director, Planning and Community Development Department

Body
Summary:
Applicant: Rodney Cooper
Consultant: Joseph Alessi.
Owner: City of Colorado Springs
Developer: N/A
Location: 1st Street and Hazel Avenue

The owner of the adjacent parcel, Rodney Cooper, request the vacation of the corner of 1st St and Hazel Ave, a triangle tree lawn that is landscaped and maintained by the owners of this residence. There is no active roadway on the section of ROW to be vacated. There will be no physical changes to the site.

Background:
The proposed vacation of this right-of-way will have no adverse impact on this or any surrounding properties because there is no active roadway being vacated with this motion. There were no requests by utility providers to include any easements, however engineering suggested the existing 10' utility and public improvement easement be continued on the side of each street. The existing right-of-way is not improved with a street or curb and gutter and grade issues have prevented construction. The vacated land will go back to the owner of 4 1st St. The owner has signed off on the vacation and City Engineering has no additional comments. The vacation will not adversely impact use of the right-of-way for public utility and/or drainage purposes because an easement will be left in place for utilities.

Access to lots or properties surrounding the public right-of-way will not be adversely affected because there are no properties that gain access from this plot of right-of-way. The vacation is consistent with the purpose of the Subdivision Code because the impacted landowners are all in agreement on this vacation and there are ...