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Council OKs vacation of street plug at western J Street terminus
Summary
Council approved ordinances vacating a street plug adjacent to Tax Lot 1000 (map 36-06-13 DA) to enable extension of J Street for future development; neighbors raised traffic and notice concerns but staff said notices met the required radius.
The Grants Pass City Council voted to vacate a street plug at the western terminus of J Street (adjacent to Tax Lot 1000, map 36-06-13 DA) to allow a future extension of the street and eventual connection to Lincoln Road.
Bradley Clark, community development director, explained the vacation request concerns a 1-foot legal "plug" on the subdivision plat that prevents the public right-of-way extension. Staff recommended approval after finding no substandard condition or conflicts with public health, safety or welfare. Clark said the vacation primarily clears a legal boundary to allow J Street’s extension and eventual development connectivity.
Several neighbors, represented by Kim Walt, said the plug had been in place more than 20 years and expressed concern about traffic impacts, the need for a traffic study, speed control, and emergency access on the existing J Street. Clark said notices for the hearing were mailed to property owners within the required 100-foot radius and that the triggering subdivision plan does not yet require a traffic analysis because the proposed unit count did not meet the traffic-study threshold.
Council moved to adopt the ordinance for first reading and later approved second reading; both votes passed by roll call. The vacation creates a public right-of-way extension opportunity for future subdivision activity; future development proposals must meet construction and emergency-access standards.
