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Developer’s request to narrow 400 E/325 S right-of-way prompts debate over improvements and tiny-home plan
Summary
Tom Jett asked the council to vacate part of the 66-foot right-of-way at 400 E / 325 S and reduce it to a 45-foot standard, proposing tiny homes and a development agreement to defer curb-and-gutter improvements; staff warned of stormwater and long-term maintenance issues and council agreed to take the ordinance to action after further review.
A public hearing and lengthy council discussion on a proposed partial vacation of the right-of-way at approximately 400 East and 325 South centered on a request by property owner Tom Jett to reduce the dedicated width from 66 feet to a typical 45-foot residential street and to allow alternative improvement standards tied to a development agreement.
Tom Jett opened the hearing by denying online rumors and saying, "There's no trailer park. There's no storage units," and described plans to build his own home and to allow rental tiny homes intended for disadvantaged or mentally ill residents as a targeted housing option. He asked the council to permit rolling curb or chip-seal in lieu of full…
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