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Pocatello council approves vacation of Saunter Lane right-of-way amid neighborhood opposition
Summary
Council approved vacating the public right-of-way for a cul-de-sac used in The Crossings subdivision, allowing the applicant to regain land subject to utility easements; neighbors and adjacent owners voiced safety, traffic and property-value concerns.
The Pocatello City Council approved a staff-recommended vacation of approximately 0.5 acres of public right-of-way in The Crossings subdivision (Saunter Lane south of Wayfare Street), following a public hearing in which numerous nearby residents opposed the request.
Becky Babb, planning manager for the city, explained the application from Karchner Homes (applicant name as entered in the city file) sought vacating the cul-de-sac right-of-way. Babb reviewed the statutory criteria the council must apply under Idaho law and the city’s 2016 council-adopted standards: whether the vacation is expedient for the public good; whether the city would suffer damages; how vacated property would revert; whether granting the vacation would impair lot…
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