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Planning commission recommends vacating obsolete right-of-way at 3021 South Galapago
Summary
The Englewood Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously June 16, 2025, to recommend City Council vacate an obsolete public right‑of‑way affecting the Sequel Apartments at 3021 South Galapago. Staff said the 8,155 sq ft reservation dates to a 1973 master plan and must be removed by ordinance to clear title.
The Englewood Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously June 16 to recommend that the City Council remove a reserved public right‑of‑way that appears on title for 3021 South Galapago, the property known as the Sequel Apartments.
Arena Hergoyan, development review engineer in Public Works, told the commission the reservation appears on official maps that date back to the city’s 1969 master street plan and a 1973 update. “The approximate area that’s going to be vacated is about 8,155 square feet,” Hergoyan said, and staff recommended removal because the reservation is obsolete, clarifies ownership and aligns records with the existing development.
Hergoyan said the reservation on paper overlapped with later property transfers, including a 1989 land exchange and a 2021 planned‑unit development, and that the city’s code requires removal of a reservation by ordinance, so Council action is required. City attorneys told the commission they had reviewed the matter and recommended the vacation, saying they saw no legal benefit in retaining the reservation and no legal hesitancy to clear title.
Applicant Alex Krasnick, identified as development manager for Dartmouth MFT LLC, said the issue surfaced during title work and described an earlier agreement tied to the 1989 transaction that called for the city to clear any encumbrances within 90 days of sale; Krasnick said the applicant could not find evidence that the clearing occurred but had the agreement available.
Following brief questions about impacts, commissioners moved, seconded and approved a motion recommending City Council approve VAC 2025‑001. The vote was recorded as yes by the six members present: Ms. Austin, Mr. Montiel, Mr. Renson, Ms. Cesario (recorded as “Rosario” in some segments of the transcript), Mr. Ruddle and Chair Martinez.
The recommendation now goes to the Englewood City Council for ordinance action to remove the reservation and clear title. The commission’s packet and staff presentation state the vacation would have no additional knock‑on effects beyond aligning legal records with the existing development.
