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Commission recommends denial of alley vacation at 1650 Dean Avenue after neighbors raise access concerns
Summary
The commission recommended that City Council deny a vacation of an L‑shaped alley adjacent to 1650 Dean Avenue after adjoining residents testified the alley is in active informal use and denial is preferable to preserve access and avoid dividing shared access across multiple private parcels.
The Plan and Zoning Commission recommended denial of a request to vacate an L‑shaped alleyway adjacent to 1650 Dean Avenue after neighbors described long‑standing informal use, garden and vehicle access that could be disrupted if the city abandoned public right‑of‑way to adjoining property owners.
Planning staff explained that the alley — a narrow 15‑foot passage that runs north–south and then east–west between East 16th and East 17th Streets — currently functions largely as private space and occasionally for parking or storage, but staff initially recommended vacation on the…
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