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Council refers alley‑closure request to city attorney to begin legal process
Summary
Council approved a resolution to refer a petition to close a portion of an alley to the city attorney; the referral initiates notification of utilities and affected property owners and could lead to an ordinance to effect the closure.
Council voted to refer a request to close a portion of an alley to the city attorney’s office so the legal process can begin. The referral starts the notification and review period required by ordinance 78‑11 and does not itself close the alley; the city attorney will notify utilities and affected property owners and draft an ordinance if the process proceeds.
Staff said the section proposed for closure is congruent with the requesting parcel and that the requesting property owners (named in the request) would be the likely new owners if the closure proceeds. Councilmembers asked whether utilities run in the alley and how ownership would be transferred; staff replied utility notification and review are part of the attorney’s process and that some alleyways remain maintained by adjacent property owners in practice.
