First reading and public hearing of an ordinance for ROW26-04, a request to abandon 7,449-sq. ft. of street and alley right-of-way around the 200 Block of W. 5th St. (Presentation made by Planning & Development Services Director Aaron Vannoy)

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

This request is from a property owner to assist in cleaning an old alleyway and right of way where a structure has been present for decades. This will assist in consolidation of the land under the requestors' ownership.  This request and exhibit was sent to all internal and external utility companies and no responses came back as they did not need to reserve the right-of-way for their utilities.   This case was presented to the Planning Commission on May 18th and is recommended for approval with a 6-0 vote.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).