2001-85 VACATING PORTION OF AN ALLEY - SITUATED BETWEEN 701 WEST GRAND AVENUE AND WEST LEAFLAND STREET

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STAFF REPORT Decatur City Plan Commission COMMON NAME: Roosevelt School Alley Vacation GENERAL INFORMATION Hearing Date December 6, 2001 Calendar No. 01-45 Property Location Alley located off North Pine,between Leafland and Grand ' Requested Action Vacation of alley right-of-way Petitioner Finlay Interests 3, Ltd. Pro er Owner Cit of Decatur P tY Y LAND USE AND ZONING Direction Existing Land Use Zoning Comprehensive Plan Subject Property Unused right-of-way R-6 Low Density Residential North Roosevelt School R-6 Low Density Residential South Vacant properties R-5; R-6 Low Density Residential i East Roosevelt School R-6 Schools, Public and Private I West Alley ROW; Pine Street R-6 Low Density Residential �'� BACKGROUND I�'� 1. This item was tabled at the November 1 Plan Commission meeting. The subject property I�' consists of a 16-foot wide public alley that currently extends east from Pine Street 200 feet. ' The alley was originally platted all the way between Pine and Monroe,but the remainder was vacated by District 61 as the Roosevelt Middle School and grounds were developed. The , alley was previously used to access the parking area on the south side of the school building. ' The alley is located within the area approved as a Residential Development Plan for the �' Roosevelt School Apartments. This plan was approved by the Council in March of 2001 and ' amended in August. I 2. When the site plan for this project was submitted in October, it was discovered that a portion ! of the parking area for the apartment project would be located on the public alley. The ' Indianapolis architectural firm that prepared the RDP site plans apparently were unaware that ', a public alley was present. When the local engineering firm that prepared the site plan did a , survey of the property, they notified staff that there was a public alley within the project. '