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Huntington committee forwards ordinance to close downtown rights of way to building commission
Summary
The Huntington Planning and Zoning Committee voted to forward Ordinance 2025-ZO-10 to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation. The ordinance would close portions of street rights of way in the southern half of the block at the southeast corner of Twentieth Street and Fifth Avenue and authorize their transfer by deed to the Huntington Building Commission.
The Huntington Planning and Zoning Committee voted to forward Ordinance 2025-ZO-10 to the full City Council with a favorable recommendation. The ordinance would close portions of street rights of way in the southern half of the block at the southeast corner of Twentieth Street and Fifth Avenue and authorize their transfer by deed to the Huntington Building Commission.
The measure matters because the parcels adjoin several commercial properties and a former fire station that a developer has the option to buy. Committee speaker Lisonbee said the developer intends to put in “restaurants, shops that are compatible with [the] college campus, and some…residential property,” and that the Huntington Building Commission would then sell the parcels to the developer for $10,000.
Lisonbee described three undeveloped areas and one section of Sixth Avenue that is currently used as a sidewalk or driveway for the old fire station. He said those pieces are “right in the middle of the development” shown on the map attached to the ordinance. He also said the part of the block north of the alley would not be affected.
Committee members had no extended discussion at the meeting. A motion to forward the ordinance to full council with a favorable recommendation was made and seconded; the committee chair called for the ayes and the motion carried. The roll call at the start of the meeting recorded Miss Blough as absent and Miss Lehman, Miss Walling and Mister Archer as present.
Lisonbee and staff told the committee the developer will present detailed plans at the second reading, scheduled for a future council meeting in two to three weeks; the developer’s presentation will precede the council vote. The committee did not adopt any changes to the ordinance; it approved forwarding the item to the City Council for further consideration.
Next steps: City Council will consider Ordinance 2025-ZO-10 on second reading, when the developer is expected to present more detailed plans.
