Title
Public Hearing on a Resolution to Close a Portion of Closeburn Road
Action
Action:
Conduct a public hearing to close a portion of Closeburn Road.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Krystal Bright, Transportation
Explanation
§ NC General Statute 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 proposed action removes land from public right-of-way and attaches it to the adjacent property.
§ The road to be closed is located in Council District 6.
Petitioner
Delray at SouthPark, LLC
Right-of-Way to be Abandoned
A portion of Closeburn Road
Reason
Per the petition submitted by Delray at SouthPark, LLC, the abandoned area of the road will be converted into improved open space as a part of the redevelopment of this site. The city has no objections.
Notification
As part of the city’s notification process, and in compliance with NC General Statute 160A-299, CDOT submitted this abandonment petition for review by the public and city departments.
Adjoining property owner(s)
Marion McGaha - No objections
James and Charlotte Parker - No objections
Southgate on Fairview Condominium - 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.
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