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Council hears petition to abandon 20-foot alley segment near 2000 block of Tenth Avenue
Summary
Planning and development staff presented an abandonment petition from OEA Real Estate to close a northern 20-foot portion of an unnamed alley connecting Tenth Avenue to Guthrie Court; the planning commission recommended approval and the property appraisal was $2,100.
Kathy Burns, a City of Huntington development and planning staff member, told the council the petitioner OEA Real Estate is asking the city to abandon a 20-foot-wide, 120-foot-long (?) northern portion of an unnamed alley that connects the 2000 block of Tenth Avenue to the 2000 block of Guthrie Court.
Burns said the properties on either side of the alley include a building at 207 (or 2007) Tenth Avenue and an adjacent parking lot that abuts Twentieth Street; both parcels are zoned C-1, neighborhood commercial. She said no structures would be built on the abandoned alleyway parcel, but abandonment would allow OEA to enhance access to its building.
"Easements will remain, since several utilities are located within the alleyway," Burns said. She told council the petitioner had the property appraised as required and the appraised value is $2,100; OEA Real Estate has deposited a check with the city's legal department pending council action.
Burns also reported that the Huntington Planning Commission met in December, voted to forward the abandonment petition with a positive recommendation to city council, and city staff supported the petition. The staff packet included maps and a survey, she said.
No formal council vote or final action on the abandonment was recorded at the Jan. 27 work session.
