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Vacation of Right-Of-Way for the Southern Portion of SW 5th Terrace and a Segment of an Adjacent Alley Located Southeast of the Intersection of SW 6th Street and SW 4th Avenue (B)
Petition PB-19-010 SVA. City Plan Board. Right-of-Way Vacation for a southern portion of SW 5th Terrace and a segment of an alley located south of the intersection of SW 4th Avenue and SW 6th Street.
Explanation
This ordinance vacates a public right-of-way that is an approximately 10'x150' portion of SW 5th Terrace (south side) lying between SW 5th Avenue and SW 4th Avenue; and approximately 22'x 266' portion of the adjacent alley.
This petition was initiated by the City Commission on November 15, 2018. The property is located within the Porters Neighborhood.
The criteria for the vacation of public streets or public places are found in both Policy 10.2.1 of the Transportation Mobility Element of the Comprehensive Plan and Section 30-192 of the Land Development Code. Specifically, Policy 10.2.1 of the Transportation Mobility Element states that the City shall not close or vacate streets except under the following conditions: A) the loss of the street will not foreclose reasonably foreseeable future bicycle/pedestrian use; B) the loss of the street will not foreclose non-motorized access to adjacent land uses or transit stops; C) the loss of the street is necessary for the construction of a high density, mixed-use project containing both residential and non-residential uses or creating close proximity of residential and non-residential uses; and D) there is no reasonably foreseeable need for any type of transportation corridor for the area. Section 30-192 of the Land Development Code states that, in order to vacate public right-of-way, the City Commission shall find that: A) the public street or public place no longer serves a public purpose; or B) the vacation of the public street or public place is in the public interest. In making this determination, Section 30-192 requires ...
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