10-19-2015 Planning Commission Packet

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#15-3761 15 September 2015 Pa9e 8 M 3 reduce direct access onto Way��ata Boulevard. East Willow Woods was plaited prior to decisions regarding the expa�sion of Highway 12, and Outlot C was anticipated to be necessary to provide for business access should the Highway 12 expansion occur within the existing Highway 12 corridor. Once the decision to create the "Super 2" bypass was made, the need for a through road between Willow and Brown was decreased. Twenty five years after its creation, Outlot C has not been developed as a service road. Current planning fox this azea suggests that Qutlot C will not be needed as a service road connector. Outlot C is owned by the Qtten's, and the City was granted an easement over it for public road and utility purposes (See Eahibit B) but with significant restrictions on i#s future use. The only public use to date has been for access to the City wellhouse on Outlot B, and that access will no longer be necessary upon completion of the City acquisition of part of Lot 2, Block 2 East Willow Woods and part of vacated Pine Ridge Lane. City Criteria for Vacation Zoning Code Section 78-9 governs the vacation of streets, alleys and public g�rounds. In past vacation requests,the City has detezxnined that vacation may be appropriate when: 1. The vacation does not affect access to or use of any adjoini�ng property. 2. The City has not and does not intend to develop, improve, or use the dedicated right-af-way as road except for utilities and access purposes. 3. The unimproved dedicated right-of-way as it exists serves no public purpose. It is stafPs opinion tha#these three conditions aze applicable to Outlot C. A review of the City's utility maps indicates there are no City utilities within the easement area. The public utility companies (gas, electric, telephone, cable) have been notified of the proposal aad as of this writing none have responded. The property owner's legal access to the property will not be affected by the vacation of the Easement in Outlot C, and no adjacent or nearby properties will have their access limited by i� Staff Recommendation Staff recommends appraval of the vacation application for the easement located within �utlot C, East VJillaw Woods.