HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Alley PresentationPublic HearingNovember 18, 2019Vanessa Dolbee, Current Planning Manager Public Alley Designation of Parcel No. 7227802041
BackgroundLocation ‐Highlands McKnight Middle SchoolNorth: NE 16thStreetEast: Jefferson Ave. NESouth: NE 12 StreetWest: Index Ave. NE
BackgroundCurrent Condition Harrington Entrance• Gravel – 85%• Unimproved –15%• Width ranges between:14 ft – 88 ft, average over 16 ft. • Various properties currently use the area for both vehicle and pedestrian access to the rear of their lots. • One lot has no other access other than this parcel.
BackgroundHistory – Documents •Corrected Plat of Renton No. 2, noted as a “public use areas”, recorded in 1956.•The one parcel was divided in 2016/2017 via a short plat. •Created two lots; The former Renton Highlands Library Site which was subsequently sold to Renton Housing Authority.•The subject parcel was retained in City ownership.
BackgroundHistory – Documents •Sunset Area Community Planned Action ‐adopted by the City in 2011. •This parcel identified as an alley and a green connection.
Staff Recommendation •The City Council Formally Designated the parcel’s “public use area” as a public alley. •This would allow the City to improve the full length of the parcel to meet City alley standards; •Memorialize the access for the abutting parcels that currently utilize the parcel for vehicle access; and •Allow future developments abutting the parcel to be alley accessed.