Streets and Sidewalks Committee moves forward on right-of-way dedication at 1375 South Union Street

The Streets and Sidewalks Committee voted March 9 to move forward with staff-recommended legislation to dedicate an approximately half-acre right-of-way at 1375 South Union Street.

Chair Bob Phillips opened the meeting and introduced the item as a planning commission recommendation. Tinterington, a city staff member presenting the item, said the planning commission recommended the dedication at its Feb. 11 meeting and described the parcel as adjacent to a Chevrolet dealership. "We are not asking for emergency legislation," Tinterington said, describing the measure as a routine step to ensure there is sufficient right-of-way for potential future widening or utility work.

Phillips asked what precipitated the request; Tinterington said the property owner is considering a sale and wants to split the lot. He said staff advised locating the right-of-way now so there would be "sufficient right of way for both uses" if the property is developed differently. Phillips noted there had not been a recent owner change, and Tinterington said any ownership change occurred "a year or more ago."

There were no questions from the council members or members of the public recorded in the transcript. Tinterington asked that the committee "move forward," and Phillips said the committee agreed unanimously to proceed with staff's recommendation; the transcript records consensus rather than a roll-call vote. The committee adjourned after the action.

The dedication will require legislative approval; staff said the lot split itself is typically handled administratively by the city engineer but that the right-of-way dedication requires committee or council action. No timetable for formal council consideration, ordinance numbers, vote tallies, or further conditions were specified in the transcript.