TO: Mayor Bien-Willner and Town Council Members
FROM: Jill Keimach, Town Manager
Jeremy Knapp, Community Development Director
Paul Michaud, Senior Planner
DATE: December 5, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
Staff Contact Paul Michaud, Senior Planner, 480-348-5574
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AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Adoption of Resolution Number 2019-22 regarding the purchase, sale, or lease of real property in the vicinity of 5600 Block of N. Homestead Lane as authorized by A.R.S. ?38 431.03(A)(7).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution 2019-22, abandoning an approximate 1,331 square-foot portion of Homestead Lane adjoining the property located at 5664 N Homestead Lane (Assessor Parcel No. 170-03-026C).
Background
REQUEST:
The Town Community Development Department received an application request from the property owner, Nineteen Trust c/o Joshua Kesselman, of 5664 N Homestead Lane (Assessor Parcel No. 170-03-026C) to vacate (abandon) an approximate 1,331 square-foot strip of right-of-way (approximately 10' wide by 135' long) adjoining 5664 N Homestead Lane. Homestead Lane is designated a local road. The right-of-way width adjoining the subject property is 60 feet. The typical right-of-way width for a local road is 50 feet.
The property owner is seeking to abandon this right-of-way for the purpose of increasing the size of this property to two net acres in order to have four horses. Section 502 of the Zoning Ordinance restricts the number of horses to two per full net acre. The property is currently 1.98 net acres. The right-of-way abandonment would increase the property to slightly over two net acres. The application material is in Attachment A.
BACKGROUND:
Prior Discussion
If necessary, the property owner is agreeable to record a restrictive covenant not to subdivide the property. As such, the draft resolution in Attachment F includes this condition.
Staff has reviewed this application and researched whether, if granted, a property owner...
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