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VAC2017-00021 – Vacation of a portion of a floodway reserve generally located near the corner of West 23rd Street South and South 375th Street West (District 3 – City of Cheney's Urban Area of Influence).
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Recommended Action: Follow the recommendation of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, approve the Vacation Order, and authorize the necessary signatures.
Background: The applicant proposes to vacate a portion of floodway reserve, recorded by separate agreement, located in the northwest quarter of Section 4, Township 28 South, Range 4, Sedgwick County, Kansas. The proposed vacated portion of the floodway reserve is no longer located inside of the FEMA Flood Plain. The applicant wishes to build a single-family residence and driveway within the proposed vacated floodway reserve.
Analysis: The MAPC voted (11-0) 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. The City of Cheney had no objections with the vacation. No written protests have been filed.
Alternatives: Not applicable.
Financial Considerations: Approved by Division of Finance; complies with Kansas Budget Law and Cash Basis Law.
Legal Considerations: Approved as to form and signed by County Counselor’s Office
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.