Disposition Summary

Approve the request to close the unnamed alley from Wilson Avenue to the southwest corner of parcel 082KP016, subject to retaining all easements, since closure would not adversely affect surrounding properties.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve the request to close the unnamed alley from Wilson Avenue to the southwest corner of parcel 082KP016, subject to retaining all easements, since closure would not adversely affect surrounding properties.

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1. This request is to close an unimproved and unnamed right-of-way in between 2762 Wilson Avenue and 503 Houston Street on the northeast side, and 2758 Wilson Avenue on the southwest side. Closing this right-of-way would not negatively impact adjacent properties, as all parcels have legal access to the street on which they are addressed. Property owners abutting the right-of-way signed the application in agreement with the request to close it.
2. If right-of-way closure is approved, each abutting property owner would get half of the right-of-way bordering their property through a quit claim deed. If the applicant wishes to gain the entirety of the width and/or length of the right-of-way, they would need written, notarized agreements from each abutting property owner granting their portion of the right-of-way to the applicant. Such agreements would need to be furnished to the Register of Deeds office when obtaining their quit claim deed.
2. The following departments and organizations had these comments:
a. City Engineering Department: The City Engineering Department has no objections to close the above-described right-of-way area. However, should this right-of-way be closed, the City will reserve easements for all drainage facilities and utilities, if there are any current facilities, located in or within five (5) feet of the property described herein. No easements are reserved if there are no current facilities within the closure area. If any existing facilities or utilities are found not feasible to the site development or use, they may be removed and relocated, subject to City Engineering and/or other applicable easement holder review and approval.
b. KUB: We have reviewed our records and, as far as we have been able to determine, KUB has no existing utility facilities located within the subject right-of-way area and we have no objection to the requested closure. However, KUB does not release and hereby retains all easements and rights for existing facilities, whether or not identified in our research.
c. TDOT: We have reviewed the attached City of Knoxville ROW Closure and do not see that it impacts State owned ROW and do not have any comments regarding the requested closure.
3. The following departments also had no objections to the requested closure:
i. The City of Knoxville Fire Department
ii: AT&T