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Council approves conditional vacation of West Elm Street to enable private redevelopment
Summary
The Bloomington City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a conditional vacation of a portion of West Elm Street between South Center Street and South Main Street to allow an adjacent property owner to combine parcels for redevelopment.
The Bloomington City Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve a conditional vacation of a portion of West Elm Street between South Center Street and South Main Street to allow an adjacent property owner to combine parcels and move forward with redevelopment. The council approved the measure after a public hearing and staff presentation.
City staff said the vacation matter is conditional and would not be recorded unless the proposed redevelopment proceeds. Director Kelly Pfeiffer of the Development Services Department told the council, “Tonight is a public hearing on a request to vacate a portion of Elm Street, between South Center and South Main, to facilitate the redevelopment of the developer's adjacent properties.” Pfeiffer said staff had evaluated engineering and water impacts and that “there are no utilities in the way” and that utilities had been contacted as part of the review.
Pfeiffer told the council the market value of the right-of-way had been assessed at roughly $85,535 and that the city anticipated wrapping that fee into a redevelopment proposal being negotiated with the applicant. Deputy senior manager Billy Tyus described the applicant as a “small local company, mom and pop, operation that has invested significant money in buying properties.”
After the presentation, Council member Hendricks moved to approve the vacation and Council member Kearns seconded (the meeting record identifies the mover as Council member Hendrix and the seconder as Council member Kearns). A roll call recorded unanimous votes in favor and the motion passed.
The action recorded is a conditional right-of-way vacation tied to a private redevelopment proposal; staff emphasized that the vacation will not be recorded if the redevelopment does not proceed. No additional council directions or amendments were recorded during the discussion.
The approval clears a procedural step that allows the property owner to advance engineering and design work; further permits or approvals will be required if and when the redevelopment application is submitted.
