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Council hears unusual alley-vacation request at Dakota Circle; resident seeks fee waiver
Summary
Councilors reviewed a petition to vacate a small, L-shaped alley fragment adjacent to Dakota Circle. Planning staff said the segment is functionally part of a private yard and the urban-development department prepared an appraisal. A resident, William Smith, asked the council to waive the application fee, saying it represents more than 17% of his
Councilors reviewed an unusual street-and-alley vacation request (24008) involving a small L-shaped alley fragment adjacent to Dakota Circle during the April 21 meeting. Planning staff said the alley has not functionally served the public and that portions of it appear used as private drive and yard.
Steve Hendrickson of the Planning Department explained that the alley fragment resulted from historic platting that left a narrow outlot and that only the eastern portion of the alley has ever been used. He said the segment appears “to the average person…
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