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Committee recommends vacation of right-of-way near Beacon Hospital to clear parcel lines for adjacent development
Summary
A Public Works committee recommended sending Bill 22-25 to the Committee of the Whole to vacate a portion of right-of-way near the roundabout south of Beacon Hospital so a private redevelopment can consolidate lots and use the space between sidewalk and older parcel lines.
The Public Works and Property Vacation Committee recommended a right-of-way vacation that developers say will allow consolidation of parcels and clearer property lines for redevelopment near Beacon Hospital.
Angela Smith of Dan Turner Associates said Bill 22-25 would vacate a strip of city right-of-way near the roundabout just south of Beacon Hospital where the state realigned the road but did not “clean up” older right-of-way lines. The requested vacation would take the right-of-way to about one foot behind the sidewalk and allow a planned development on the block to use the extra space between the sidewalk and historic parcel lines. Smith said utility companies were contacted and the project team does not anticipate further expansion of the roundabout.
Committee members asked whether additional access from the roundabout would be needed; Smith said access to the property will come from Madison to the south and that a subdivision consolidation is planned to combine parcels into a single lot. No members of the public spoke for or against at the public hearing.
The committee voted to send Bill 22-25 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. Roll call recorded five ayes.
Ending: The vote sends the vacation request to the Committee of the Whole; staff and the developer will proceed with the subdivision and utility confirmations as part of permitting.
