2015-05 VACATING PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY - 400 BLOCK RIDGE AVENUE

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: ROW Vacation,400 Block Ridge Avenue GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date February 5,2015 Calendar No. 15-05 Property Location 400 Block Ridge Avenue Requested Action Vacate Right-of-Way Petitioner Tony Williamson Representative N/A LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Co prehensive Plan Subject Property Right-of-Way R-3 Reside tial-Low Density North Undeveloped R-3 Residential-Low Density South Right-of-Way R-3 Residential-Low Density East Single Family Residence R-3 Residential-Low Density West Single Family Residence R-3 Reside tial-Low Density j BACKGROUND 1. The petitioner is requesting to vacate a portion of the 60 foot Right-of-Way (ROW) located in the 400 Block of Ridge Avenue. The ROW to be vacated is 35 feet by 60 flet totaling 2,100 square i feet in area. 2. The petitioner owns property on the north side of the ROW requested it be vacated. All other property owners adjacent to the ROW have been notified of the request to acate and no objections have been expressed. 3. The vacation will enable the petitioner to control the improved ROW and�tilize the area as part of his property. STAFF ANALYSIS 1. Letters were sent to Ameren Illinois, Comcast Communications, and AT&T notifying the utility companies of the vacation request and no objections to the proposed Right-of-Way vacation were expressed. A blanket easement will be maintained. 2. An appraisal was commissioned for the 2,100 square foot Right-of-Way with a market value of $0.50 per square foot totaling$1,050.00. The petitioner will pay the City of Decatur$1,050.00 to vacate the Right-of-Way in the 400 Block of Ridge Avenue. 3. It would be in the City's best interest to vacate this portion of ROW as t he formal vacation does not appear that it will have an adverse affect on the general public. i