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Open the Public Hearing and Consider a Request to Close a Public Right-of-Way for an Unmaintained Alley Near the Intersection of Pritchard Avenue and West Rosemary Street.
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Staff:
Department:
Lance Norris, Director
Public Works
Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure
Chris Jensen, Senior Engineer
Overview: The property owner of 108 West Rosemary Street and 208 Pritchard Avenue has requested closing the public right-of-way for an unpaved and unmaintained alley near the northeast corner of Pritchard Avenue and West Rosemary Street. The alley is about 10 feet wide and extends between several privately-owned properties parallel to West Rosemary Street. Closing this public right-of-way will not deny access to adjacent properties. All adjacent properties have access to other public right-of-way. The alley is not in use, and neither the Town nor OWASA have a need for the right-of-way.
North Carolina General Statute Sec. 160A-299 sets out the process for closing public right-of-way (see copy attached). The steps set out in this report and the attached resolution follow the statutory requirements.
Recommendation:
That the Council open the Public Hearing and adopt the Resolution to close public right-of-way for the unmaintained alley near the intersection of Pritchard Avenue and West Rosemary Street.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: Impacts to future investments are unknown.
Key Issues:
* Once the alley right-of-way is closed, the property will be divided equally among all adjacent property owners. Each property owner will be required to file a new plat to assume ownership. Town staff has communicated this information to each affected property owner, and all are in support of the right-of-way closure.
* All adjacent property owners have been notified through phone conversations, emails, and physical signs placed in prominent places at the edges of the requested right-of-way closure areas. The notice of the public hearing has been pub...
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