Neighbor says Delgado vacation request acceptable if north half is secured; board hears motion to approve

Planning staff presented a request to vacate a platted right-of-way filed by Kimball Survey on behalf of the petitioner (Delgado). The segment under discussion is a 66-foot platted right-of-way that dead-ends at the west property line north of Watts 1 and 2 and within the corporate limits near Worcester Road.

A neighbor representative, Steve Snyder, told the board he spoke for Ryan Grama and Julie Martinez and said the north half of the platted way is grass while the south half contains structures. Snyder said the neighbors did not object "to the vacation," but asked the board to ensure that when the auditor updates the maps and tax records, the north half would be assigned to the adjacent lot owners and relieved of the public right-of-way.

Staff explained that under state code a platted public way vacated where lots exist on both sides of the same plat is typically divided equally between the lots (33 feet each in the example of a 66-foot platted way), absent a private agreement to do otherwise. Staff also noted that Kimball Survey filed as agent for the petitioner and that prior similar plat actions had been approved months earlier in nearby locations.

On the record, a planning staff member (Speaker 3) moved to approve the vacation "as presented" and a board member (Speaker 2) seconded. The transcript records the motion and the second but does not include a roll-call or final vote within the provided segments. The record therefore does not show whether the vacation was formally adopted at that meeting.

The transcript does not include a final auditor action or a map update; staff and the neighbor both indicated that the auditor's office will effect the legal division and tax-bill corrections after a vacation is approved and processed.