DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 7
SUBJECT: Disposition: Closure of an unimproved Guilbeau Lane
SUMMARY: A resolution recommending the closure, vacation, and abandonment 0.606 of an acre unimproved portion of Guilbeau Lane public right of way, located between 9290 Leslie Road and West Loop 1604, in Council District 7, as requested by John Bowen Creamer Family Limited Partnership, for a fee of $46,278.00.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Petitioner (John Bowen Creamer Family Limited Partnership) owns a 12.381 acre tract on Leslie Road, and a 2.3 acre tract on W. Loop 1604. The properties are separated by a 0.606 of an acre (26,397 square feet) unimproved portion of Guilbeau Lane public right-of-way. The petitioner requests the city close, vacate, and abandon its interest in the subject property. If the request is approved, petitioner can assemble and develop the properties.
ISSUE:
Petitioner (John Bowen Creamer Family Limited Partnership) owns a 12.381 acre tract on Leslie Road, and a 2.3 acre tract on W. Loop 1604. The properties are separated by a 0.606 of an acre (26,397 square feet) unimproved portion of Guilbeau Lane public right-of-way. The petitioner requests the city close, vacate, and abandon its interest in the subject property. If the request is approved, petitioner can assemble and develop the properties.
The proposed closure was canvassed throughout city departments and utilities and was conditionally approved. Per Chapter 37, notification signs need not be erected, and letters need not be sent for undeveloped (paper) public right-of-ways.
If the request is approved, the petitioner plans to assemble all of the properties for future development.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Planning Commission could choose not to recommend this request; however, if not approved, the unimproved right-of-way and surrounding properties will remain underutilize...
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