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Planning commission backs vacation of 0.89-acre right-of-way for proposed E Road development
Summary
The Grand Junction Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend City Council approve VAC-2025-84, vacating 0.89 acres of a road book petition right-of-way northeast of 30 Road and E Road to allow a proposed retail/flex and mini-storage project to move forward, subject to conditions including a sanitary sewer easement.
The Grand Junction Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Dec. 9, 2025, to forward a recommendation that City Council approve a vacation of a roughly 0.89-acre road book petition right-of-way northeast of 30 Road and E Road so a proposed retail/flex and mini-storage development may proceed.
City staff told the commission the right-of-way runs along the northern perimeter of the property and is obsolete because the railroad prevents any parallel roadway extension; vacating it is required by a plat note before development can occur. Staff recommended approval with conditions and identified a sanitary sewer line within the area to be vacated. As a condition of approval, “the city is requiring a sanitary sewer easement be granted to the city by the property owner, which covers 10 feet on either side of the center line for a total of at least 20 feet,” staff said.
Jamie Beard, assistant city attorney, told commissioners that corrections staff made to the written report were minimal and unlikely to have affected legal notice, saying the change in the reported acreage was not significant enough to confuse interested parties. “The changes as described are minimal,” Beard said during the hearing.
Tom Logue, speaking for the applicant, said he was participating virtually and that staff had prepared a clear record. “Staff did an excellent job with their presentation and the staff report. We really don't have a whole lot to add to it,” Logue said, offering to answer questions.
No members of the public spoke on the item, and staff indicated there were no additional online attendees. After a brief period for questions and no substantive public comment, a commissioner moved to forward a recommendation of approval to City Council with the findings and conditions in the staff report; the motion carried 6-0.
The item (file VAC-2025-84) will be considered next by the City Council, which must take final action. The planning commission record and staff report note the plat requirement that the right-of-way be vacated prior to development and the city's condition securing a sanitary sewer easement to protect existing utilities.
