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Council hears street-vacation report for alley behind Green Acres; planning commission recommended approval
Summary
City staff presented a privately initiated request to vacate a 20-foot alley behind Appleway Avenue for a care facility development. Planning Commission recommended approval 7–0; council asked staff to bring the item forward for ordinance readings.
City planning staff on April 29 presented an administrative report on a privately initiated street-vacation request (STV-2025-1) for a roughly 20‑foot‑by‑185‑foot alley off Appleway Avenue, south of I‑90, east of Greenacres Middle School.
Senior Planner Lori Barlow told council the applicants, Don and Edith Corson, own most abutting parcels; the requested vacation would affect just over 4,000 square feet and is intended to enable the Corsons’ Regal Care Center project, which includes two residential care facilities and an office/gym for support services. Barlow said the Planning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend approval with staff-recommended conditions.
Barlow described existing conditions: portions of the alley are paved but do not meet street standards, and some buildings already extend into the alley. She said the Corsons adjusted parcel configuration through a boundary-line adjustment so their project can proceed in phases; the conditional-use portion will be reviewed by the hearing examiner and other permits are administrative.
Utility providers and city departments reviewed the application. Avista and a local irrigation district told staff they have facilities in the right-of-way and requested easements be retained or provided; those requests are written into recommended conditions. Traffic engineering noted vacating the alley could leave two parcels without legal access; staff included a condition requiring consolidation or an access easement for those parcels.
Barlow said half the vacated right-of-way ordinarily goes back to abutting parcels unless conditions dictate otherwise; a small 183‑square‑foot deeded piece at the alley's intersection with Appleway would revert to a single parcel under current property records. She told council that compensation valuation information (per council formula) was not ready at the time of the presentation but will be provided at the next meeting.
Council sought and received consensus to move the matter forward for first reading of an ordinance at the May 6 meeting so staff can incorporate recommended conditions (easements and access provisions) and provide valuation information.
No public comment was reported for this item during the planning process; Barlow said notices were mailed and posted and that no comments were received through the Planning Commission process.
