TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Lachelle H. Pulliam, City Attorney
FROM: Kecia N. Parker, NCCP, Real Estate Manager
DATE: January 13, 2025
RE:
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Public Hearing to Consider Closing a Portion of Ottis F. Jones Parkway
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)|109|
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
NCGS ?160A-299 gives authority and procedures for the City to close a city street or alley. The City received a petition to close approximately 1,873.87 square feet of the street known as Ottis F. Jones Parkway to enhance the development of the Crown Event Center. On November 25, 2024, City Council approved scheduling the public hearing for January 13, 2025, to consider the request. All statutory procedures for notifications have been followed.
Background:
The City received a petition requesting the partial closure of a street known as Ottis F. Jones Parkway. Closing the portion of the street will not deny access to any property. The first step in the process dictated by NCGS ? 160A-299 requires that a resolution be signed granting the public hearing to consider the street closing. At its November 25, 2024, meeting, Council voted to set the public hearing for January 13, 2025. Staff has followed all the statutory procedures to include posting the property and mailing out certified notice letters to adjacent property owners. Notice of the hearing has also been posted on both ends of the property of the proposed closure; and notice of the hearing was published for four consecutive weeks in the local newspaper. Staff also consulted with the public utility companies to ensure that any needed easements would be reserved. The Traffic Engineer researched the property and determined no traffic analysis study of the area was needed since the proposed closure is a portion of a current parking lot; therefore, closing of the street will have no significant impact to traf...
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