Title
Public Hearing on a Resolution to Close a Portion of Greenwood Cliff
Action
Action:
Continue a public hearing to close a portion of Greenwood Cliff to April 25, 2016. This item will not be heard until the Pearl Park project is ready for City Council consideration. The Economic Development & Global Competitiveness Committee will consider the Pearl Park Tax Increment Grant after Mecklenburg County considers it, likely to occur early in mid-April.
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Staff Resource(s):
Jeff Boenisch, Transportation
Explanation
* North Carolina General Statute 160A-299 outlines the procedures for permanently closing streets and alleys.
* The Charlotte Department of Transportation 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 status and attaches it to the adjacent property.
* The abandonment of Greenwood Cliff would allow for an extension of the existing Pearl Park Way (Pearl Park Project).
* City Council voted to continue this public hearing at its Council Business Meeting on November 23, 2015.
* There are three primary actions necessary for the Pearl Park Project to move forward:
* Approval of a proposed Text Amendment, accomplished on February 15, 2016;
* Decision on the Pearl Park Way Extension Tax Increment Grant (April 25, 2016); and
* Closing of a portion of Greenwood Cliff (April 25, 2016).
* The resolution to close this portion of Greenwood Cliff contains a contingency statement that requires the construction of Pearl Park Way Extension and Berkley Place Extension to be completed within five years of this action.
* The City intends to keep Greenwood Cliff open to the public until the conditions outlined in the contingency statement are met.
* Greenwood Cliff is located in City Council District 1.
Petitioners
Midtown Partners II, LLC
Right-of-Way to be Abandoned
Greenwood Cliff is located northwest ...
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