Title
Public Hearing on a Resolution to Close a Portion of Unopened First Street and a Portion of Unopened Vernedale Road
Action
Action:
A. Conduct a public hearing to close a Portion of Unopened First Street and a Portion of Unopened Vernedale Road, and
B. Adopt a resolution and close a Portion of Unopened First Street and a Portion of Unopened Vernedale Road.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
Anthony Mendez, Transportation
Explanation
§ NC General Statute Section 160A-299 outlines the procedures for permanently closing streets and alleys.
§ The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) received a petition to abandon public right-of-way and requests this City Council action in accordance with the statute.
§ The action removes land from public right-of-way and attaches it to the adjacent property.
§ The attached Resolution refers to exhibits and metes and bounds descriptions that are available in the City Clerk’s Office.
§ The rights-of-way to be closed are located in Council District 5.
Petitioner
Smith Douglas Homes
Right-of-Way to be Abandoned
A Portion of Unopened First Street and a Portion of Unopened Vernedale Road
Reason
Per the petition submitted by Smith Douglas Homes, Petitioner plans to redevelop their parcels and construct a mixed-use future development that abut the portions of the unopened right-of-way. The city has no objections.
Notification
As part of the city’s notification process, and in compliance with NC General Statute 160A-299, the CDOT submitted this abandonment petition for review by the public and City departments.
Adjoining property owner(s)
Jennifer Taylor - No objections
Roy Clegg - No objections
FN Encore Charlotte LLC - No objections
Gwen Reynolds - No objections
Harry Hoover - No objections
Jennifer Minges - No objections
Kevin Taylor - No objections
ARC Wilora Assisted Living LLC - No objections
City Departments
§ Review by City departments identified no apparent reason this closing would:
- Be contrary to the public interest;
- Deprive any individual(s) owning property in the vicinity of reasonable means of ingress and egress to their property as outlined in the statutes; and
- Be contrary to the adopted policy to preserve existing rights-of-way for connectivity.
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Map
Resolution