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STAFF REPORT <br /> Decatur City Plan Commission <br /> COMMON NAME: ROW Vacation, 4000 Block East Mueller Avenue , <br /> GENERAL INFORMATION ' <br /> Hearing Date August 7, 2008 <br /> Calendar No. 08-33 <br /> Property Location 4000 Block East Mueller Avenue <br /> Requested Action Vacate the east 221 feet of the 4000 Block East Mueller Avenue <br /> Petitioner Archer Daniels Midland, Kris Kappenman <br /> Representative Archer Daniels Midland Design Services, Don Nixon <br /> LAND USE AND ZONING <br /> Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan <br /> Subject Property Right-of-Way M-2 Heavy Industrial <br /> North Industrial M-2 Heavy Industrial <br /> South Industrial M-2 Heavy Industrial <br /> East Industrial M-2 Heavy Industrial <br /> West Right-of-Way M-2 Heavy Industrial <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. The petitioner is requesting vacating public right-of-way of the east 221 feet of the 4000 <br /> Block of East Mueller Avenue. The street dead ends into the petitioner's property. The <br /> vacation will enable the petitioner to build a new entrance into the plant. This entrance will <br /> include a new Guard House, Employee Parking Lot, and a new Truck Scale. <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> 1. Letters were sent to AmerenIP, Comcast Communications, and AT&T notifying the utility <br /> companies of the vacation request. The abutting property owners have also been notified <br /> and no objections to the proposed right-of-way vacation have been expressed. <br /> 2. Because there is only one (1) licensed commercial appraiser in the City of Decatur, only one <br /> (1) appraisal was conducted on the property. The proposed vacation property has an <br /> estimated market value of$4,000 which will be paid to the City. <br /> 3. The formal vacation of this right-of-way will not have an adverse affect on the general <br /> public. <br /> 4. The right-of-way is not necessary to serve the general public. Staff is of the opinion that the <br /> best interests of the City of Decatur would be served by approving the right-of-way vacation <br />