[R.O. 2011 §400.280; Ord. No. 2006-170 §1, 12-19-2006; Ord. No. 2007-47 §11, 5-15-2007]
A.
This Section sets out the required review procedures and review criteria for vacations.
1.
Applicability. Any person requesting the vacation of any part of a plat, street, alley, utility easement or other public reservation shall submit a vacation application. The application shall be made by all owners of land adjoining on both sides of the street, alley or public reservation proposed to be vacated.
2.
Post-application conference. After submitting a vacation application, the applicant shall have a post-application conference as specified in Section 400.180(B), Post-Application Conference.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
3.
Application submittal requirements. All vacation applications shall include the following:
a.
A completed application form.
c.
Legal description of the area to be vacated.
d.
[1]Description of the proposal.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (A)(3)(d), which required all vacation applications to include a map showing all surrounding land within 185 feet, was repealed by Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection (A)(3)(e) and (f) as Subsection (A)(4)(d) and (e), respectively.
e.
A completed flood hazard and levee critical area information form, if necessary. Applications involving the flood hazard or levee critical area may not be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen in the time frame outlined in this Section due to the time required for additional agencies, such as the Corps of Engineers and levee district, to review the application.
4.
Review and report — Director of Community Development. The Director of Community Development or their designees shall prepare a staff report that reviews the vacation application in light of the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q), Review Criteria for Considering Applications. The Director or their designees shall make available a copy of the report to the Board of Aldermen and the applicant prior to the scheduled Board of Aldermen public hearing.
[Ord. No. 1671, 7-16-2019]
5.
Review and action — Board of Aldermen. Within a reasonable time of the submission of a complete application, the Board of Aldermen shall hold a public hearing on the vacation application. Following the close of the public hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall take action to table, approve, approve with modifications or deny the proposed vacation.
6.
Review criteria. In reviewing all vacation applications the reviewing bodies shall consider the review criteria set forth in Section 400.180(Q) Review Criteria for Considering Applications.