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Woodland Park council denies applicant's request to vacate portion of South Fairview Street
Summary
After a lengthy, evidence-based hearing that reviewed historical plats, assessor records and utility constraints, the council voted 1-5 to deny an application by Andre Brewington to vacate a triangular portion of South Fairview Street that staff and the planning commission characterized as an unbuildable leftover parcel.
The Woodland Park City Council voted to deny Ordinance 15-10, Series 2025, a request by applicant Andre Brewington to vacate a portion of South Fairview Street between Chester Avenue and Foster Avenue.
Council opened a quasi-judicial public hearing after staff presented historical research and technical analysis. Senior planner CJ and Planning Director Karen Schmink told council the parcel in question originated from 19th-century plats and later dedications of Woodland Avenue. Staff described the triangle as a "forgotten scrap of land," roughly 2,862 square feet by staff measurement (the assessor record lists an abbreviated legal description and an approximate 0.12 acres), well under the UR zone's 7,500-square-foot minimum lot size. Staff said required setbacks and the site's slope leave a triangular building envelope of about 382 square feet, which they characterized as too small to support a typical single-family building…
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