Disposition Summary

Approve the request to close the unnamed alley from Wonderland Lane to its northeast terminus at the southeast corner of parcel 070DD001, 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 Wonderland Lane to its northeast terminus at the southeast corner of parcel 070DD001, 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 1833 and 1832 Wonderland Lane, from its genesis at Wonderland Lane to its northeast terminus at parcel 070DD001.
2. The right-of-way is identified as a public alley on the City Wards map. On all other standard map layers in KGIS, the alley appears to be part of parcel 070DD001, but that is not how it is legally recorded.
3. Closing this right-of-way would not negatively impact adjacent properties, as parcel 070DD001 is being merged with 1833 Wonderland Lane, providing all properties with legal access to Wonderland Lane.
4. The following departments and organizations had these comments:
a. The 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 proposed ROW Closure and do not have any comments regarding it.
3. The following departments had no objections to the requested closure:
a. The City of Knoxville Fire Department
b. AT&T