Learned Alley vacation
Petition PLNPCM2020-00572 asks the city to vacate a 180-foot alley so the abutting lots can be consolidated for a multi-family residential building. Residents opposed it at hearings, citing displacement and gentrification. The council closed its hearing May 18, 2021 and deferred action; it adopted the vacation June 1.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Road project
- Location
- 1025 West North Temple and 1022-1032 West Learned Avenue
Every hearing and vote
April 6, 2021 · City Council
Learned alley vacation: set public hearing date
Approved · 7-0
On consent, the Council set May 18, 2021 at 7 p.m. for a hearing on vacating a 180-foot city-owned alley next to properties at 1025 West North Temple and West Learned Avenue. The applicant plans to consolidate the lots for a multi-family building, which would need a separate petition. Petition PLNPCM2020-00572.
April 6, 2021 · City Council work session
Learned alley vacation
Pending
Briefing on vacating a 180-foot city-owned alley next to properties on West North Temple and West Learned Avenue so the lots could be combined for a future multi-family building. The agenda says the closure would not affect traffic or access.
May 18, 2021 · City Council
Learned Alley vacation (1025 West North Temple and 1022-1032 West Learned Avenue)
Continued · 7-0
The council heard a petition (PLNPCM2020-00572) to vacate a 180-foot city-owned alley next to properties on North Temple and Learned Avenue. If approved, the applicant plans to consolidate the lots and build a multi-family residential building, which would still need separate zoning approval; staff said closure would not affect traffic or access. One speaker supported it. Most others opposed it, saying the project would displace residents and add to gentrification of the west side; one said residents had been paid and helped to move. The council closed the hearing and deferred action to a future meeting.
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-00572
- Alley length: 180 feet
- Proposed use after consolidation: multi-family residential
June 1, 2021 · City Council
Ordinance 21 of 2021: Learned Alley vacation (1025 West North Temple and 1022-1032 West Learned Avenue)
Approved · 6-0
The council vacated a 180-foot city alley next to the properties, where the applicant plans to consolidate lots for a multi-family residential building (the Lusso Apartments, according to speakers). During comments, residents opposed it, citing displacement of families and gentrification, and asked for a moratorium on new development to study low-income housing. Council Member Wharton said a gentrification mitigation plan would come to the council for public comment.
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-00572