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City of Ashland, Oregon / City Recorder / City Council Information / Packet Archives / Year 2004 / 11/16 / Vacate Alley

Vacate Alley

Council Communication

Second Reading of an Ordinance Vacating a Public Alley
Between Oregon Street and Madrone Street

Meeting Date: November 16, 2004 Primary Staff Contact: Paula Brown, 552-2411,
brownp@ashland.or.us
Department: Public Works Secondary Staff Contact: Jim Olson, 552-2412,
olsonj@ashland.or.us
Contributing Departments: Legal, Comm Dev
Approval: Gino Grimaldi

Statement:
The City Council held a public hearing on June 15, 2004, to hear a petition for and any objectives to, the vacation of an alley located between Oregon and Madrone Streets. No objections were raised at the public hearing and Council approved the first reading of the ordinance at that time. Typically second reading is held at the following council meeting, but was postponed until the time of building permit issuance. The building permit is now complete.
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Background:
On March 17, 2004, Mr. Bruce Moats, acting on behalf of Southern Oregon University (SOU), submitted a petition requesting the vacation of an unimproved alley stretching between Oregon and Madrone Streets and located between Indiana Street and Monroe Street.

The vacation of the alley is a required condition of the development for the proposed SOU Madrone Street housing complex. The vacation request was sent to various utilities with no objections. The Planning Commission considered this vacation at its April 27, 2004 meeting and approved the vacation with the following condition:

That a pedestrian access easement be established and a physical pathway be created
through the development linking Oregon and Madrone Streets. The pathway should
be constructed with an all weather surfacing (crushed rock, etc.) but would not need
to be paved nor concreted. The pathway should be designed into the landscaping
plan and would not be in the same location as the vacated alley.

SOU has accepted the requirements of the Planning Commission and shows the pedestrian path alignment on attachment 4.

During the time of public hearing, Councilor Hartzell requested that additional information be presented regarding possible bike access. There is adequate on-street bike access on Oregon, Madrone and Indiana Streets (see sketch on attachment 4). There is a parking lot through the site that connects Oregon and Indiana. The pedestrian link between Oregon and Madrone is not required to be paved or placed in concrete. The changes in elevation require that there be several sets of stairs along the pedestrian path. The Planning Commission required appropriate access through the site and it is not recommended that any additional conditions be placed on this development.

The unimproved alley between Oregon and Madrone Streets was created in 1910 with the recording of the Meikle and Payne Addition. The thirteen (13) foot wide alley runs in a northerly direction and is an approximate extension of Sunrise Street to the south. The alley is opened for traffic but carries no known utilities or service lines. The property on both sides of the alley is owned by SOU as is over two thirds of the affected area, which is that land within 400 feet of each end of the alley and within 200 feet of each sideline.
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Related City Policies:
Planning Commission Development Process
Ashland Municipal Code

A $500.00 application fee has been paid by SOU and there are no negative fiscal impacts to the City resulting from this vacation.
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Council Options:
The City Council held a public hearing on June 15, 2004, and upon hearing no objections, Council approved the first reading of the ordinance. No adverse information has been brought out to oppose second reading to vacate the alley. As such, the only real option for Council is to accept second reading of the ordinance to vacate the alley and require the pedestrian access.
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Staff Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached second reading of an ordinance to vacate an alley located between Oregon and Madrone Streets and provide a separate pedestrian access way.
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Potential Motions:
Staff suggests the following motions for Council consideration:
1. That Council adopt the attached ordinance to vacate the alley located between Oregon and Madrone Streets.
Attachments:
• Ordinance Vacating the Public Alley
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•		 (Exhibit A) Description of Alley to be Vacated
Vicinity Map
Area Map
Specific Pedestrian Path Alignment Map
Copy of Petition

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