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VAC2017-00017 - Vacation of platted access controls, generally located on the west side of Hydraulic Avenue and the south side of East 117th Street North, 11565 North Hydraulic (DISTRICT 4).
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Recommended Action: Follow the recommendation of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, approve the Vacation Order, and authorize the necessary signatures.
The applicant is requesting vacation of the south 50 feet of Access Control as granted along the east line of Lot 2, Allen Estates Addition, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Currently the Lot contains one shared drive onto Hydraulic Avenue at the north end. The applicant will be constructing a new home on the south side of the lot. In order to avoid constructing a driveway through the platted floodway reserve, the applicant would like to add a new drive onto Hydraulic Avenue at the south end of the Lot. The Allen Estates Addition was recorded February 15th, 2001.
Analysis: The MAPC voted (10-0) to approve the vacation request. No one spoke in opposition to this request at the MAPC’s advertised public hearing or its Subdivision Committee meeting.
Alternatives: Not applicable.
Financial Considerations: Approved by Division of Finance; complies with Kansas Budget Law and Cash Basis Law.
Legal Considerations: The Board of County Commissioners is authorized by K.S.A. 58-2613, et seq. to grant petitions for vacation of platted streets, alleys, public easements and public reservations. The order is approved as to form and signed by County Counselor’s Office.
A certified copy of the Vacation Order will be recorded with the Register of Deeds.
Policy Considerations: Not applicable.