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Staff proposes vacating Nichols Way right-of-way tail to tidy subdivision records
Summary
City staff described vacating a remnant right-of-way tail in a former county subdivision (Nichols Way area) while preserving a sanitary sewer easement; staff said the move cleans maintenance burdens and benefits adjacent property owners.
Staff explained that Nichols Way includes an old right-of-way tail left over from county-era subdivision patterns; the narrow remnant provides little connectivity and creates ongoing maintenance obligations. Murphy said options considered included leaving the tail (and mowing/weeding it), pursuing condemnation or vacating the rights-of-way and splitting the remnant between adjacent owners while preserving a sanitary sewer easement.
Murphy said the city paid for the survey and that both adjacent owners contacted had generally supported deeding the tail to the logically adjacent parcel. Staff described the vacation as a practical clean-up that could facilitate property use and reduce long-term maintenance burdens for the city.
