2015-57 VACATING PUBLIC ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY North Water and Main

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MEMORANDUM No. 15-41 October 14, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager Billy Tyus, Assistant City Manager Suzan M. Stickle, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Alley Right-of-Way Vacation 2100 Blocks North Water and North Main Streets SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval with the following conditions: 1. A blanket easement for the vacated alleyway shall be maintained for utilities and ingress/egress for the general public. 2. The alleyway must be maintained in a condition consistent with the remainder of the alleyway to the south. The City Plan Commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the October 1, 2015 meeting; the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The petitioner is requesting to vacate the north 160 feet of the 20 foot alleyway between the 2100 Blocks of North Water and North Main Streets totaling 3,200 square feet. The vacation will enable the petitioner to control the improved alley and utilize the area as part of their property. It would allow the petitioner to construct a parking lot for their church on property they own across the alley and along North Main Street. The petitioner owns property on both sides of the alleyway to be vacated. The adjacent property owner was notified of the vacation and no objection was expressed. All other property owners adjacent to the alleyway were notified as well as the garbage hauler as to the request to vacate, no objections were expressed. Letters were sent to Ameren, Comcast Communications, and AT&T notifying the utility companies of the vacation request and no objections to the proposed alleyway vacation were expressed. The alleyway must be maintained in a condition consistent with the remainder of the alleyway to the south. A blanket easement will be maintained for utilities as well as ingress/egress for the general public. An appraisal was conducted on the 3,200 square foot alleyway. The proposed vacated alleyway has an estimated market value of$800.00 which will be paid to the City. A second appraisal is not required.