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Arkansas City planners deny request to vacate 8 feet of downtown Washington Avenue for porch
Summary
The Arkansas City Planning Commission denied a request by a downtown property owner to vacate an 8-foot strip of Washington Avenue to build a porch, citing pedestrian access, delivery access and precedent concerns.
The Arkansas City Planning Commission on a date not specified denied a request to vacate an 8-foot portion of Washington Avenue adjacent to Lot 14, Block 69, original town plat, that would have allowed a property owner to build a porch over the right-of-way.
Planning staff described the request as an effort by applicant Cody Belts to remedy unsafe exterior steps and provide porch access at 226 South Summit. Staff said the proposed 8-foot vacation would leave roughly six feet of sidewalk and that any final design would require review by the Historic Preservation Board. “This request … was for a vacation of a portion of Washington Avenue along 226 South Summit,” staff said during the hearing.
The matter drew several public comments opposed to the vacation. Derek Koller, who…
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