File #: 17-0536    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/17/2017 In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
On agenda: 10/25/2017 Final action: 10/25/2017
Title: Public Hearing of a Petition from Geeks in the Woods to the Platting Authority requesting that the right-of-way easement and snow storage dedication for Kodiak Cove be vacated by the City of Valdez.
Attachments: 1. Geeks - 300ft Notification Map, 2. Geeks in the Woods_Re-Plat Concept, 3. Geek in the Woods Petition_Notification_101317, 4. Pete_Eagan_Responce_City of Valdez Public Notice -- Wed., 10-25-17 hearing, 5. Petition to vacate Kodiak Cove Snow Storage Easement
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Public Hearing of a Petition from Geeks in the Woods to the Platting Authority requesting that the right-of-way easement and snow storage dedication for Kodiak Cove be vacated by the City of Valdez.
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SUBMITTED BY: AnnMarie Lain, Community Development Director

FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A

RECOMMENDATION:
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Public Hearing Only
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Alaska State Statute governs the process by which platted streets may be vacated, it states the following:
AS 29.40.120. Alteration or Replat Petition.
A recorded play may not be altered or replated except by the platting authority on petition of the state, the borough, a public utility, or the owners of a majority of the land affected by the alteration or replat. A platted street may not be vacated, except on a petition of the state, the borough , a public utility, or owners of a majority of the land fronting the part of the street sought to be vacated. The petition shall be filed with the platting authority and shall be accompanied by a copy of the existing plat showing the proposed alteration or replat.
The attached petition has been submitted by the owners of a majority of the land fronting the part of the street sough to be vacated. Attached is the petition submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission as the Platting Authority for the City of Valdez.
AS 29.40.130. Notice of Hearing.
The platting authority shall fix a time for a hearing on an alteration or replat petition that may not be more than 60 days after the petition is filed. Notice shall be published by the platting authority stating when and by whom the petition was filed, its purpose, and the time and place of the hearing. The notice must generally describe the alteration or replat sought. The platting authority shall also mail a copy of the notice to each affected property owner who did not sign the petition.
The public hearing notice was sent to property o...

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