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Barrett Avenue Vacation Inquiry November 30,2011 Page 2 10) The property directly northeast (and across the non-vacated alley) from the single lot behind 1340 is owned in common with the residence property at 565 Hanlon Avenue and contains a portion of the driveway for that property. 11) The property directly east (and across Hanlon Avenue) from the single lot behind 1340 is owned as part of the 1300 Shoreline Drive residence property. 12) Barrett Avenue as it exists between 1340 and 1380 is a 60-foot wide corridor that has some potential for future public use for utility and access purposes, despite the steep topography. 13) The property at 1340 has made use of the Barrett Avenue right-of way for access and has maintained a garage structure at that location since at least l 955 (based on City airphotos) and potentially many years prior to that While that garage is non-conforming, it is unknown whether that garage would be considered as legally nonconforming. That garage location is within the west half of Barrett Avenue. If Barrett Avenue was vacated, there would be an issue as to future ownership of the garage as the vacation process would likely assign the west half of Barrett Avenue to 1380 and the east half to 1340. 14) The single lot behind 1340 was considered as part of 1380 when sewer assessments were adopted in 1980, and at that time the lot was not provided with a sewer stub, was not assessed for sewer, and was not considered as individually buildable. The City has no obligation and no intent to provide a sewer connection for this lot. 15) Extension of a driveway within the Barrett Avenue right-of-way from the north to access the single lot behind 1340 would require City approval. No driveway connection to the property at 1380 would be allowed since that would constitute a second driveway, inconsistent with City codes that allow only one driveway access per property. Based on the above, staff will not support an application for vacation of Barrett Avenue.