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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: ROW Vacation, 100 Block of South State Street <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> Hearing Date March 4, 2010 <br /> Calendar No. 10-01 <br /> Property Location 100 Block of South State Street <br /> Requested Action Vacate the ROW in the 100 Block of South State Street <br /> Petitioner Tony Romano <br /> Representative Phillip W. Cochran, PWC <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Right-of-Way B-4 Mixed Use <br /> North Right-of-Way B-4 Mixed Use <br /> South Right-of-Way B-4 Mixed Use <br /> East Parking Lot, Office Building B-4 Mixed Use <br /> West Office Building, Orlando B-4 Mixed Use <br /> Apartments <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The petitioner is requesting vacating the right-of-way in the 100 Block of State Street. The <br /> vacation will enable the petitioner to create additional parking adjacent to his building. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 1. Decatur Properties of Illinois, L.P. has been notified by the petitioner regarding the vacation and <br /> has no objections. The petitioner owns all other adjacent properties. <br /> 2. Letters were sent to AmerenIP, Comcast Communications, and AT&T notifying the utility <br /> companies of the vacation request and no objections to the proposed right-of-way vacation were <br /> expressed. <br /> 3. Because there is only one (1) licensed commercial appraiser in the City of Decatur, only one (1) <br /> appraisal was conducted on the property. The proposed vacated property has an estimated market <br /> value of$47,500.00 which will be paid to the City. <br /> 4. The formal vacation of this right-of-way will not have an adverse affect on the general public. <br /> 5. The right-of-way is not necessary to serve the general public. Staff is of the opinion that the best <br /> interests of the City of Decatur would be served by approving the right-of-way vacation. <br />