Item 6: Public Hearing on Ordinance Concerning Alley Vacation

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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY c Public Hearing and Possible Action: Ordinance Vacating a Portion of the Alley Right-of-Way Located Between loth Avenue and Broadway, Parallel to Olive and Charnelton Streets; Providing for an Effective Date; and Providing for a Sunset Date Meeting Date: November 14, 2005 Department: Planning and Development www.eugene-or.gov Agenda Item Number: 6 Staff Contact: Alissa Hansen Contact Telephone Number: 682-5508 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council will hold a public hearing on an alley vacation request submitted by the Urban Renewal Agency. The property affected by this proposed action is the southern half of the north/south alley between 10th Avenue and Broadway, parallel to Olive and Charnelton Streets, east of the former Sears building. The existing east/west alley is not proposed for vacation. BACKGROUND On October 10,2005, the City Council set the public hearing date for this alley vacation request. Other than the call for public hearing, there has been no previous council action on this vacation request. The Planning Commission public hearing, deliberation and action on this request was held November 8, 2005. No public testimony was received prior to or at the public hearing. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the alley vacation request. If the request is approved by the City Council, the alley will revert to private ownership and will be attached to the abutting properties in equal portions. Abutting property owners are the Urban Renewal Agency, who owns tax lots 6600 and 5300, and Diamond Parking, who owns tax lots 5100 and 5200. Requests for the vacation of public streets and alleys are considered in accordance with sections 9.8700- 9.8725 of the Eugene Code and Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 271.080-271.230, and processed as a Type IV application pursuant to sections 9.7400-9.7455 of the Eugene Code. Included below is an evaluation of the primary factors to be considered by City Council in determining whether or not to grant the requested alley vacation. Public Hearing Notice In accordance with EC 9.7415 and ORS 271.110, notice of public hearing for the requested alley vacation has been provided in the following manner: On November 1, 2005, notice was mailed to property owners and occupants within the affected area and the Downtown Neighborhood Association, the officially recognized neighborhood group, and posted in the immediate vicinity of the requested alley vacation; and on October 30,2005, and November 6,2005, legal notice was published in The Register-Guard newspaper. As of the date of this report, no responses to the public notice have been received by the Planning Division. LICMOl200S Council AgendasIMOSll14IS0S11146.doc