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Vizcaya neighbors get partial plat vacation and ROW closure; commissioners debate 'road to nowhere' appearance
Summary
The commission recommended City Council approve a closure of 10 feet of right‑of‑way and a companion partial plat vacation in the Vizcaya Addition after applicants and neighbors explained survey/platting defects and 100% owner consent; commissioners discussed visual and connectivity concerns.
Mark Grubbs, representing property owners, asked the commission to approve two companion items affecting the Vizcaya Addition: (1) closure of the west 10 feet of right‑of‑way on NW 150th Place (CE1150) and (2) a partial plat vacation (VP9). Grubbs said the Vizcaya neighborhood requested the closure to ensure no future connection is made from a new adjacent preliminary plat; he told the commission that the neighborhood obtained signatures of 100% of property owners for the partial vacation.
Commissioners discussed the factual background: a surveying/platting inconsistency left an unplatted strip of land between properties (described during the hearing as varying from about 1 foot to 10 feet wide), making a future street connection infeasible and prompting an earlier variance on a nearby preliminary plat. Commissioners noted the commission routinely prefers connectivity between neighborhoods, but that the variance and the platting defect made connection impractical. One commissioner said the result would be a “road to nowhere” visually, and several commissioners expressed discomfort with that outcome even as they acknowledged the practical constraint and the neighborhood’s strong desire to prevent traffic.
The commission voted to recommend City Council approval of CE1150 and the companion VP9 partial plat vacation; the planning record indicates the vacation had signatures from all affected property owners. The commission also recommended approval of CE1149 (Wilshire Point) in the same segment of the agenda.
Ending: The Vizcaya closure and partial plat vacation will go to City Council with the commission’s recommendation; staff and applicants noted the unusual circumstance and the rare 100% property owner support for the vacation.
