Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Ridge Subdivision Filing No. 1 Easement Vacation
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of the City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Summer McCann, Associate Planner
Date Prepared: January 16, 2024
INTRODUCTION / PURPOSE/ BACKGROUND
The vacation of easements as set forth in the Land Use & Development Code ("LUDC"), allows City Council to vacate easements by ordinance. The application before City Council is for an approximately 0.065-acre portion of an existing utility and drainage easement, generally located to the north of the Gateway Street alignment, south of East 120th Avenue, east of Southgate Boulevard and west of South Platte Valley Avenue (the "Easement"). The Easement was originally dedicated under the Green Homestead Subdivision (the "Original Property"). In 2022, the Brighton Ridge Subdivision which includes the Original Property was approved by the Planning Commission and accepted by City Council. The Original Property was replatted into Tract B (the "Property") under the Final Plat of Brighton Ridge Subdivision Filing No. 1. Walk Off LLC is the applicant and Property owner (the "Owner" and/or "Applicant"). Travis Fraser is the project contact working on behalf of the Property Owner. As part of the application, a petition for easement vacation was submitted with the Owner providing consent and support for the application.
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PROCESS
The LUDC outlines review criteria upon which a decision should be made. An ordinance must be approved by City Council. City staff collects and analyzes application materials and, after a thorough review, presents their findings to the City Council.
The LUDC outlines that the vacation process applies to any public rights-of-way or easements that were dedicated to the City by plat and are proposed to revert to private ownership. As such, Staff and the City Council should use the Review Criteria outlined in the ...
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