Ordinance 1st Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing portions of street and alley right-of-way abutting, Block 136 and 137, Original Town of Lubbock Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.
Item Summary
The City of Lubbock is in receipt of a request to abandon and close portions of 3 alley segments inside Block 136 and 137 and Avenue F, from Broadway to 13th Street, between Crickets Avenue and Avenue E, on behalf of 9 property owners.
The total area of the alley being closed in Block 136 is 1,874 square feet. The total area of the 2 alley segments being closed in Block 137 is 4,174 square feet. The total area of the Avenue F street right-of-way being closed, is 19,501 square feet. Based on adjacent land values, the Right-of-Way Department valued the closure at $1.50 per square foot, for a total of $38,324. Upon the approval of the closures, the group will submit a final plat granting utility easements.
All City departments and franchise utility companies are in agreement with the closure.
Fiscal Impact
$38,324 revenue to the General Fund
Staff/Board Recommending
Erik Rejino, Assistant City Manager Michael Keenum, P.E., Division Manager of Engineering/City Engineer