SUBJECT: Request for a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 38-foot-wide alley, between North Durham Drive and North Shepherd Drive within Block 23 out of the Houston Heights Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two Leagues Survey, Abstract 1. Parcel SY23-102
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended City Council approve a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 38-foot-wide alley, between North Durham Drive and North Shepherd Drive within Block 23 out of the Houston Heights Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two Leagues Survey, Abstract 1. Parcel SY23-102
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Joyce Owens of Owens Management Systems, LLC, on behalf of Heights West 26th Street, LLC, Jay Janacek, Director of Acquisitions requested the abandonment of 38-foot-wide alley, between North Durham Drive and North Shepherd Drive within Block 23 out of the Houston Heights Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two Leagues Survey, Abstract 1. The street has never been paved or used for street purposes, and the City has identified no future need for this street. Heights West 26th Street, LLC plans to use the subject property for a proposed mixed-use retail and residential development. Houston Public Works reviewed the request and determined the request could be processed as a non-acceptance.
It is recommended City Council approve a motion declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 38-foot-wide alley, between North Durham Drive and North Shepherd Drive within Block 23 out of the Houston Heights Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two Leagues Survey, Abstract 1. Parcel SY23-102
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Randall V. Macchi, JD
Director, Houston Public Works