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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 10/15/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 146, 2002, VACATIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: tl FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 15, 2002FROM Ron Mills SUBJECT : Second Reading of Ordinance No. 146,2002,Vacating a Portion of the Right-of-way and Temporary Turning j Area North of Lake Street as Dedicated on the Plat of Von Vih1 Heights Second Subdivision and Vacating That Portion of a Right-of-way Easement for a Pedestrian Path Recorded in Book 2148,Pages 196-197 in the Records of the County of Larimer, State of Colorado, Subject to a Reserved Drainage and Utility Easement. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The plat of Von Vihl Heights Second Subdivision dedicates the right-of-way and temporary turning area for LaReatta Court north of West Lake Street. Neither has been constructed, although the adjacent homeowners have been maintaining this area for a number of years. As a result, a homeowner at 3000 West Lake Street met with the City Manager and staff to request that this portion of the street and temporary turning area be vacated. In addition,he also requested that the pedestrian path easement also be vacated through LaReatta Court and his property to the north. The pedestrian path easement was intended to provide public access to Overland Park; however, staff has determined that the cost benefit ratio for the pedestrian path does not justify the construction. Ordinance No. 146, 2002, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 1, 2002. AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 17 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 1, 2002FROM: Ron Mills SUBJECT : First Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2002, Vacating a Portion of the Right-of-way and Temporary Turning Area North of Lake Street as Dedicated on the Plat of Von Vihl Heights Second Subdivision and Vacating That Portion of a Right-of-way Easement for a Pedestrian Path Recorded in Book 2148,Pages 196-197 in the Records of the County of Larimer, State of Colorado,Subject to a Reserved Drainage and Utility Easement. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption o CeOrdi0i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The plat of Von Vihl Heights Second Subdivision dedicates the right-of-way and temporary turning area for LaReatta Court north Obd].. P ha en constructed, although the adjacent homeowners haveLnmfo mber of years. As a result, a homeowner at 3000 West Laknage nd staff to request that this portion of the street and temporary tutio also requested that the pedestrian path easement also be vacated through LaReatta Court and his property to the north. The pedestrian path easement was intended to provide public access to Overland Park; however, staff has determined that the cost benefit ratio for the pedestrian path does not justify the construction. These vacation requests have been routed through the appropriate utilities and city departments, including Current Planning and the City Manager's Office. All uses have been identified and the appropriate reservation language, reserving the right-of-way for future use as drainage and utility easement, has been included in the vacation ordinance.