2023/12/13 Council Agenda Packet

EXHIBIT “B” RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR A VACATION GRANT Criteria Petitioner Response 1. No present need exists for the street or alley The abutting property is vacant. 2. No foreseeable future need exists and the street or alley is clearly surplus property The vacation supports future redevelopment of the surrounding property. The functionality of the vacated streets will be replaced with new dedicated streets. 3. That there would be no adverse or damaging effect to abutting or neighboring properties, nor discomforts caused to the inhabitants, or occupants thereof The abutting property is vacant with no inhabitants or occupants. The functionality of the vacated streets will be replaced with new dedicated streets which will be designed and constructed under current transportation standards and improve benefits to the public interest. 4. That benefit would be derived by the neighborhood and/or City from the vacation The vacation supports future redevelopment of the surrounding property. The Park District will be a 16-acre development with up to 1,500 mixed-income housing units, new community-centered retail, civic uses, open spaces, and other neighborhood amenities near public transit. The Park District will be possible with a reconfigured, more efficient street network. The current street network forms narrow blocks which are not efficient for development and the current streets do not meet current transportation standards. The functionality of the vacated streets will be replaced with new dedicated streets which will be designed and constructed under current transportation standards and improve benefits to the public interest, the neighborhood, and the City.