09 2024-128390 LM - 1114 West 5th Street; District 9 Memo — original pdf

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TO: Planning Commission M E M O R A N D U M FROM: Christopher Bueckert, Real Estate Services Agent, Land Development Engineering, Transportation and Public Works Department DATE: December 10, 2024 SUBJECT: F# 2024-128390 LM (1114 West 5th Street) Street & Alley Right-of-Way Vacation approximately 4,516 square foot portion of land abutting 1114 West 5th Street & 1134 Sayers Street Attached is the Application Packet and Master Comment Report pertaining to the street and alley right-of-way vacation application for an approximately 4,516 square foot portion of land, being the paved/developed right-of-way abutting 1114 West 5th Street & 1134 Sayers Street, as shown on a map of survey made for G. Flury of Lot #1 & part of Lots #2 - 3 & 4 Block #10, Out Lot #11 Division Z, City of Austin, a Map of Survey recorded in Volume 3, Page 171 of the Plat Records of Travis County; being a portion of Sayers Street, a 40’ Right-of-way, the south 20’ being dedicated and shown as a 20’ Alley in Block 10, Sayers Subdivision, a subdivision recorded in Volume 1, Page 29 of the Plat Records of Travis County. The proposed vacation tract will be added to the abutting parcels. The abutting properties are owned by Anchor Equities Ltd, a Texas limited partnership. Per the transmittal letter dated September 21, 2024, received by the City of Austin, the applicant states, “How do you plan to develop the area to be vacated? Response: It is unknown at this time how the right of way vacation area would be developed.” All affected departments and private utility franchise stakeholders have reviewed the application and recommend approval, subject to the reviewers’ conditions shown on the attached Master Comment Report. Per City Code §14-11-71 – Notice to Interested Property Owners Public notice will be sent to owners within 300’ of the area to be vacated. The director of the Public Works Department may approve the application after the 10 th day that the notice is issued; and an affected property owner may submit comments regarding the proposed vacation. Public Notice was sent to appropriate parties on December 5, 2024. No objections have been received by staff as of the date of this memorandum. The applicant has requested that this item be submitted for placement on the proposed January 7, 2025, Urban Transportation Commission. Staff contact: Christopher Bueckert, Real Estate Services Agent, Transportation and Public Works Department, 512-974-1780, landmanagementROW@austintexas.gov Applicant: Mashell Smith, 512-914-4455, mashell.smith@gmail.com Abutting Landowner(s): Anchor Equities Ltd, a Texas limited partnership The applicant and/or property owner’s representative will be present at the meeting to answer any questions regarding future development and the vacation request. 09 2024-128390 LM - 1114 West 5th Street; District 91 of 2Attachments: Application Packet Master Comment Report 09 2024-128390 LM - 1114 West 5th Street; District 92 of 2