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Board recommends vacating alley between 254 and 256 Erie Street; sends recommendation to city council
Summary
After a planning commission public hearing and a 7‑0 recommendation, the Board of Works voted to recommend vacating the alley between 254 and 256 Erie Street and will forward the matter to city council, which must approve an ordinance to finalize the vacation.
The Board of Works voted to recommend that the city council consider vacating a 16.5‑foot alley between 254 and 256 Erie Street, moving the next formal decision to the City Council for ordinance action.
Planning Commission staff said the petition to vacate the alley was submitted July 3 and that the commission held an advertised public hearing on July 22 before forwarding a 7‑0 recommendation to the Board of Works. "Planning Commission gives the recommendation to the Board of Works. The Board of Works then gives the recommendation to the City Council," Planning Department presenter Mr. Thompson explained.
Staff reported that historical surveys dating to 1941 showed encroachments by the western parcel into the alley by about 1.5 feet and that title records and county auditor searches found no formal record of an alley vacation. Utility locates showed only water and gas services in the alley that serve 256 Erie Street. The engineering staff said the alley would be split between adjoining parcels if vacated: "8 feet, 3 inches would go to each adjoining parcel," Thompson said.
A motion to recommend vacation passed with the board voting in favor; the council must hold its required public hearing and adopt an ordinance to finalize the vacation. The board’s recommendation does not itself vacate the alley.
