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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will
be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa,
at 7:30 p,m, on the 20th day of December,
1994, in the Civic Center Council Chambers,
410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, in
consideration of the following:
a. An ordinance vacating a portion of Water,
front Drive located south of Highway 6 and
west of the CRANDIC Railroad right-of.
way,
Copies of the proposed ordinance are on file for
public examination in the Office of the City
Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons
wishing to make their views known for Council
consideration are encouraged to appear at the
above-mentioned time and place.
MARIAN K, KARR, CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF
WATERFRONT DRIVE LOCATED SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 6 AND WEST OF THE CRANDIC
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City has rezoned
property located east of the Crandic Railroad
right-of-way from Intensive Commercial, CI,l,
to Community Commercial, CC-2, to allow the
development of a retail center; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rezoning and retail
development in this area will result in an in-
crease in traffic on Gilbert Street and Water-
front Drive; and
WHEREAS, in order to help ensure efficient
and safe traffic circulation in this area it is
necessary to reconfigure portions of Waterfront
Drive; and
WHEREAS, said reconfiguration requires the
vacation of a portion of Waterfront Drive.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, THAT:
SECTION I. VACATION. Subject to retention
of utility easements over the entire right-of'way
for public and private utilities, and said vacation
taking effect at such time that Stevens Drive
and Waterfront Drive are reconstructed, the
City of Iowa City hereby vacates the portion of
Waterfront Drive legally described as follows:
Commencing at a point on the East Line of
Government Lot 4/ of Section 15/ Town-
ship 79 North, Range 6 West of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, which is 759.00 feet
S00021/20"E of the Northeast Corner of
said Government Lot 4; Thence
S89035/09"W, 81.54 feet to a point on
the Westerly Right,of-Way Line of Water-
front Drive, formerly known as Sand Road
and originally established as Burlington
Road; Thence N04026'40"W, along said
Right-of-Way Line 82.49 feet; Thence
Northwesterly 81.03 feet along said West-
erly Right-of-Way Line, ana 502.67 foot
radius curve, concave Southwesterly,
whose 80.94 foot, chord bears
N09003/45"W, to a point which is 25.00
feat normally distant Southwesterly of the
Centerline of said Waterfront Drive, and
which point is also tha Point of Beginning;
Thence Northwesterly 77.60 feet along
said Westerly Right-of-Way Line, on a
502.67 foot radius curve, concave South-
westerly/ whose 77.52 foot chord beers
N18006/12"W; Thence S89056/23"W,
16,25 feet, to a Point which Is 40.00 feet,
radially distant Southwesterly of said
Centerline; Thence N22054'36"W, along
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said Westerly Right-of-Way Line of Water-
front Drive, 144,00 feet; Thence
N67005'24"E, 73.00 feet, to a point on
the Easterly Right-of-Way Line of said
Waterfront Drive; Thence S22054'36"E,
along said Easterly Line, 238.05 feet;
Thence S760 19'22"W, 65.36 feet, to the '
Point of Beginning. Said tract of land is
subject to easements and restrictions of
record,
SECTION II. REPEALER, All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with the pro vi,
sions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed,
SECTION III. SEVERABILITY, If any section,
proviSion or part of the Ordinance shall be
adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision
or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconsti-
tutional.
SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE, This Ordi-
nance shall be in effect after its final passage,
approval and publication, as provided by law.
Passed and approved this
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
Prepared by: Robert Miklo
Item: VAC94,0007, Vacation of a portion
of Waterfront Drive
Date: November 17, 1994
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Applicant:
City,initiated,
Requested action:
Vacation of a portion of Waterfront
Drive.
Location:
South of Highway 6 and west of
CRANDIC Railroad right-of-way.
Size:
Approximately 17,000 square feet.
Surrounding land use and zoning:
North - Vacant; CC,2,
South - Commercial; CC,2 and CI-1 ,
East - Vacant; CC-2.
West - Commercial; CC-2,
Comprehensive Plan:
General Commercial.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
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Public utilities:
Municipal Water and sanitary sewer
lines are located within the right-of.
way,
Access:
Access from the south is via Stevens
Drive, Access from the west is via
Gilbert Street.
BACKGROUND:
As the Planning and Zoning Commission will recall, the recent proposal to rezone property
east of the intersection of Stevens Drive and Waterfront Drive from CI-1 to CC,2 to allow the
construction of a Hy,Vee Food Store, was approved with the understanding that concerns
regarding existing traffic conflicts on Waterfront Drive would be addressed. One of those
identified conflicts was the existing railroad crossing over Waterfront Drive east of Stevens
Street. The Commission reviewed the proposed vacation of a portion of Waterfront Drive in
this area and that vacation is now being considered by the City Council.
Staff also identified the intersection of Gilbert Street and Waterfront Drive as an area of
existing traffic congestion, Realizing that the proposed rezoning and Hy-Vee Food Store east
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of Stevens Drive and Waterfront would result in a great increase in traffic in this area, staff
recommended that this portion of Waterfront Drive be reconfigured to minimize the amount
of additional traffic that would be entering the intersection of Waterfront Drive and Gilbert
Street. Staff is now proposing to address this concern by vacating a portion of Waterfront
Drive as shown on the attached location map.
ANALYSIS:
Staff had considered proposing the vacation of Waterfront Drive from its intersection with
Gilbert Street eastward to the southern boundary of the area now being proposed for
vacation. Staff prepared a concept plan showing how the street could be vacated and the
property could be turned over to the adjacent commercial properties for incorporation into
their parking lots (the attached Exhibit A illustrates that concept plan), This plan was
presented to the three property owners in the area who would be affected. It was the
consensus of these property owners that the amount of additional parking that would be
achieved was not sufficient enough of an incentive to encourage them to pursue the vacation
of Waterfront Drive and the reconfiguration of their parking lots.
It was the consensus of the property owners and staff that as an alternative, a vacation of
the eastern portion of Waterfront Drive in this area would achieve the City's objective of
preventing additional traffic from the proposed Hy-Vee development from entering the Gilbert
Street intersection. The area now proposed for vacation is shown on Exhibit B. The
east/west portion of Waterfront Drive located south of the Country Kitchen Restaurant and
north of the Carlos O'Kelly's Restaurant would remain open, This would also allow for some
of the right-of-way to be sold to adjacent property owners for their use. Although this
alternative plan does not result in the consolidation of curb cuts on Gilbert Street as the plan
illustrated on Exhibit A would have, it will help alleviate existing and potential traffic problems
in the area that will result if the Hy-Vee development occurs.
The subject right-of-way contains both municipal and private utilities, Therefore, a utility
easement will be required over the entire vacated right,of.way, In the future, it is possible
that the right-of-way will be sold to the adjacent property owners, including the owners of
Carlos O'Kelly's restaurant and the former Robo Car Wash site. These property owners will
be able to make use of the property for parking or other uses provided that no structures are
built within the vacated right,of-way,
All properties which currently have access to this portion of Waterfront Drive will continue to
have access. However, access will be limited to one direction. Traffic entering the Country
Kitchen property, Carlos O'Kelly's property and former Robo Car Wash property will have to
enter and exit the area from Gilbert Street. Access to these properties from Waterfront Drive
to the south will no longer be available. The property containing the former Gay's Meat
Market and the southwestern entrance to the current Hy,Vee store will be accessible only
from the south via Stevens Drive, Although this proposed vacation may result in diminished
access for these properties, the general traffic flow in this area should be improved by the
proposed vacation,
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the portion of Waterfront Drive located south of Highway 6 and west
of the CRANDIC Railroad right,of-way, as shown on the location map, be vacated subject to
the retention of utility easements over the entire vacated right-of,way,
ATTACHMENTS:
" Location Map,
2, Exhibit A: Parking Lot Concept plan,
3. Exhibit B: Area to be vacated.
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