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Approval to Sell by Negotiation a 2,750 Square Foot (.06313 acre) Parcel of City Owned Land within Lot 25A, Block 1 Fireweed Hill Subdivision (Plat # 2014-14) to Mary Helen Stephens.
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SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nylund - Senior Planner/GIS Technician
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The Planning Department recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission approve a recommendation to City Council to sell by negotiation a 2,750 square foot piece of City of Valdez owned property within Lot 25A, Fireweed Hill SUBD, if they determine that the sale conforms to VMC 4.04.070.
If approved, the Planning Department requests that a plat note or an easement precluding hazardous materials on the subject parcel be a requirement of the sale in order to provide adequate protection for our municipal drinking water source. Also, the removal of the snow storage dedication for the 2,750 square foot portion should be noted on the new plat.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Mary Helen Stephens has submitted an application for purchase of city owned land (sale by negotiation) for 2,750 square foot of City of Valdez owned land located in Township 8S, Range 6W, Copper River Meridian, also described as Lot 25A, Block 1, Fireweed Hill Subdivision. The reason for this purchase as stated in Mary Helen's application is that "this would finalize the conversation we had with the City of Valdez in 2014." This conversation is encapsulated in the attached "COV 2014 Letter to Mary Helen Stephens."
The 2,750 square feet requested for purchase in this application is a portion of Lot 25A as illustrated in the attached #19-02 Aerial Image of Lot 25 BLK 1 MCS-Stephens. A driveway on the subject parcel which provides access to the house has existed for 30+ years, and she hopes to formally add the driveway to their lot prior to selling it. This issue has been brought to the City numerous times, dating back to ...
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