Department of Community Development
Reference: Edgemark Subdivision Filing No. 2 Right-of-Way 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: July 19, 2023
INTRODUCTION /PURPOSE/ BACKGROUND
The vacation of public rights-of-way set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes ?43-2-303 and the Land Use & Development Code, allows City Council to vacate rights-of-ways by ordinance. The application before City Council is for an approximately 0.084-acre portion of City right-of-way, generally located to the north of East Bridge Street and south of the intersection of North 18th Avenue and North 19th Avenue (the "Vacation Area"). The Vacation Area was originally dedicated as right-of-way by the lot directly to the south known as Lot 2, Block 1 under the Edgemark Subdivision Final Plat (the "Original Property"). In 2008, the Original Property was replatted into three lots. The lot abutting the right-of-way to the south was platted as Lot 3, Block 1 under the Edgemark Subdivision Filing No. 2 Plat (the "Property"). Melanie Bagley is the applicant (the "Applicant") working on behalf of the prospective Property owner, Victory Real Estate Development LLC (the "Prospective Owner") as authorized by the Property owner, 18th and Bridge LLC (the "Owner"). As part of the application, a petition for vacation of right-of-way was submitted with the Property Owner providing consent and support for the application.
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PROCESS
The Land Use & Development Code (the "LUDC") outlines review criteria upon which the decision should be made. An ordinance must be approved by City Council via two readings to be considered approved. 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 easement...
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