Title:
Right-of-Way Abandonment at Wilmore Centennial Park at Southend
Summary
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to endorse a Right-of-Way Abandonment Petition with the Charlotte Department of Transportation requesting closure of an alley (+/- 0.09 acres) at Wilmore Centennial Park at Southend and approve acceptance of ownership of residual property into the adjacent park
Staff Contact: Jacqueline McNeil, Asset and Facility Management
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
At its November 20, 2018 meeting, the Board approved an exchange of property at Wilmore Centennial Park at Southend with Common Square, LLC in which Common Square proposed a mixed-use development to include office, residential, apartments, ground-floor retail, and hotel uses. The exchange involves the eventual conveyance of +/- 4,500 SF of County-owned property for the same amount of the developer's property. In addition to the exchange of fee simple property, the County will obtain an access easement across the developer's property from West Blvd. The County's agreement with Common Square was subsequently assigned to Common Square Development, LLC (BOCC item 19-5198, March 6, 2019).
To accomplish the planned development, the site is being rezoned from B-1 (Neighborhood Business) to TOD-MO (Transit Oriented Development - mixed use, optional). To facilitate its development, the developer proposes closing the alley that sits immediately south of the bulk of the County's property and between South Tryon and Hawkins Streets. The permanent closure of the alley requires filing a Right-of-Way Abandonment Petition with the Charlotte Department of Transportation. Once a request to abandon right-of-way is granted, the area that has been abandoned is divided, with owners on either side receiving an equal share of the property.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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