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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST IOWA -IFY IOWA 52240 (319) 354a8G0
July 2, 1980
City Development Board
523 East Twelfth St.
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Attn: Larry Tuel, Adm. Asst.
As directed by Chapter 368.4 of the 1979 Code of Iowa, attached
please find Notice Of Hearing which has been set on an annexation
moratorium between the City of Iowa City and City of Hills.
Yours very truly,
Abbie Stolfus, CMC, City Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
Date: June 24, 1980
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer
Re: Alley North of 900 Block of East Market
As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, this is
to advise you of the following action:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 23-143 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, Iowa, the
City Traffic Engineer will direct that signs be installed so as to cause
the alley bounded by Market Street, Governor Street, Bloomington Street
and Union Place shall be a one-way alley for eastbound traffic. This
action will be taken on or shortly after 9 July 1980.
COMMENT:
This action is being taken after a postcard survey of the affected
residents indicated a majority of these residents favored this action.
This action is being taken to determine whether or not it would be an
effective strategy for eliminating high speed non-resident traffic in the
alley.
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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning d Zoning Commission
Prepared by: Anita Salazar
Item: V-8003, Vacation of Pickard Street
Date: June 19, 1980
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Purpose:
STAFF REPORT
To: Planning d Zoning Commission
Prepared by: Anita Salazar
Item: V-8003, Vacation of Pickard Street
Date: June 19, 1980
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City of Iowa City
Reouested action:
Vacation of Pickard Street between
Highland and Friendly Avenues.
Purpose:
Proposed use as two sites for
single-family subsidized housing
or sale to adjoining property
owners.
Size:
60' x 264.3' (Highland Avenue lot is
60' x 139.3', Friendly Avenue lot is
60' x 1251).
Existing land use and zoning:
Vacant dedicated R.O.W.
Surrounding land use and zoning:
Single-family residential and RIB
Applicable regulations:
Chapter 364 of the Code of Iowa
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Public utilities:
An existing sanitary sewer used by
two adjoining properties, bisects the
property east and west. Overhead
power and telephone lines are also
present and divide the property north
and south.
Transportation:
It is unlikely that the City will
ever consider improving the site as
a public street.
Physical characteristics:
The topography is a moderately
sloping terrain with a 2%-10%
slope from the northern edge of the
Friendly Avenue lot to the southern
edge of the Highland Avenue lot.
ANALYSIS
The vacation of Pickard Street between Highland and Friendly Avenues has been
proposed. It is currently a dedicated street R.O.W. and is being used as open
and garden space. It has been considered for possible use as two sites for
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single-family structures, four bedrooms each. The City Council has indicated at
informal sessions that this R.O.W. should be disposed of by either selling it to
the adjacent property owners or utilizing it for public housing, since it is
unlikely that the City will ever consider improving the property as a public
street. The Planning and Engineering Departments have agreed that there is
sufficient vehicle and pedestrian access to Friendly and Highland Avenues
without opening the Pickard Street R.O.W.
An existing sanitary sewer used by two adjoining properties, bisects the R.O.W.
east and west. If the R.O.W. is vacated and divided to create two buildable lots
(one frontinc Friendly and the other fronting Highland), then the sewer service
to adjoining properties would have to be relocated. There exists a sanitary
sewer on Friendly and Highland Avenues which could be used by the adjoining
properties. Redirection of the sewer hook-up for the 1210 Highland property is
estimated at 5.2,500 and 55,500 for the 1203 Friendly property. in short, an
expenditure of approximately 56,000 would be required in order to produce two
lots valued at 519,500. These estimates were made by the Engineering
Department; an appraisal of the unimproved R.O.W. was made by the Means Agency
at 505 East Washington under contract with Lyle Seydel (Department of Housing
and Inspection Services).
The adjoining property owners on Friendly Street have indicated an interest in
purchasing a portion of the subject R.O.W. While neither of the adjoining
property owners facing Highland Avenue have indicated an interest in acquiring
the property, there has been opposition voiced in placing a low-income rental
unit on the property.
RECOMMENDATION
The staff recommends that the entire R.O.W. between Friendly and Highland
Avenues be vacated and disposed. Staff further recommends that necessary
easements for existing or redirected utilities be retained.
ATTACHMENTS
Location map
ACCDMPANIMENTS
Site survey
Approved by
Donald Schme'iser, Acting Director
Department/of Planning and Program
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