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700 South street vacation near 5600 West

Request to vacate a portion of 700 South next to 717 South 5600 West (petitioner Brent Bateman, for the property owner). A newer section of 700 South now connects to 5600 West north of the old segment; if vacated, the land would be sold to the applicant at fair market value and converted to private use. The July 9, 2024 council agenda lists a hearing on Aug. 13 and tentative action on Sept. 3.

In reviewStatus as of Jul 9, 2024

Type
Road project
Location
700 South near 717 South 5600 West
Applicant
A representative of the property owner
  1. Jul 9, 2024City Council: Consent agenda: hearing dates and appointments
  2. Jul 2, 2024City Council work session: Request to vacate a portion of 700 South near 717 South 5600 West

In brief

700 South street vacation near 5600 West appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of July 2, 2024 to the City Council meeting of July 9, 2024.

The most recent agenda collected for it, the City Council meeting of July 9, 2024, listed it with no result recorded.

Follow the money and project delivery

700 South street vacation near 5600 West

In review

  1. Council action

    In review according to the dated project source. Record → · July 9, 2024

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. July 9, 2024 · City Council

    Consent agenda: hearing dates and appointments

    Pending

    Listed for the consent agenda: setting August hearings on the truth-in-taxation budget, the 700 South street vacation, Computers for the Community, form based zone corrections, the North Temple Landfill distribution center ban, single-family attached dwellings and projecting signs, and August 20 hearings on the 754 South State Street rezone and D-1 hospital text amendment; and appointments of Mark Morris and Caitlyn Barhorst to the City and County Building Conservation and Use Committee and reappointment of Matt Wirthlin as appeals hearing officer.

  2. July 2, 2024 · City Council work session

    Request to vacate a portion of 700 South near 717 South 5600 West

    Discussed

    Planning Director Nick Norris presented a request to vacate a portion of 700 South abutting the petitioner's property, made obsolete when a new section of 700 South was built to connect to 5600 West. If vacated, it would be sold at fair market value and converted to private use. Engineering, Transportation and Fire supported it with conditions; Public Utilities wanted to keep full access to utilities there, and Public Utilities and Planning staff recommended against vacating. The Planning Commission recommended vacating with an easement at least as broad as the one in the staff report.

    • Petitioner: the applicant, for the property owner
    • Recommendation: Planning Commission recommended vacation with an easement condition; Public Utilities and Planning staff recommended against