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HEARING
DATE:
11/30/2021
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: Sonya Allen, Associate Planner
208-489-0573
SUBJECT: H-2021-0079
Johnson Street ROW
LOCATION: Between 235 & 295 W. Waltman Ln., in
the SE ¼ of Section 13, T.3N., R.1W.
I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Request to vacate 0.431-acre of ACHD right-of-way (ROW) consisting of Johnson Street.
II. APPLICANT INFORMATION
A. Applicant:
Ethan Mansfield, Hawkins Companies – 855 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID 83702
B. Owner:
Hawkins Companies – 855 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID 83702
C. Representative:
Same as Applicant
III. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
Per UDC Table 11-5A-2, vacation of ROW requires approval from City Council at a public meeting.
IV. STAFF ANALYSIS
The Applicant owns the parcels adjacent to the ROW proposed to be vacated and wishes to develop
the area with commercial uses. As-is the location of the road interferes with the development plan.
With development of the area, the access driveway/street is proposed to be relocated approximately
50-feet to the west (see Section VI.B).
A legal description and exhibit map of the ROW proposed to be vacated is included in Section VI.A.
STAFF REPORT
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A relinquishment letter was received from Idaho Power stating they have no facilities in the area
proposed to be vacated. The Public Work’s Dept. verified there are no water or sewer mains located
in the area proposed to be vacated; therefore, the proposed vacation will not impact City utilities.
Note: The ACHD Commission approved the request to vacate a parcel of land being a portion of S.
Johnson Ln. (Resolution No. 2369) and release of an existing 30-foot wide public ROW easement
(Inst. 108123386) on November 10, 2021.
V. DECISION
A. Staff:
Staff recommends approval of the vacation of right-of-way as proposed by the Applicant.
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VI. EXHIBITS
A. Legal Description & Exhibit Map of Right-of-Way Proposed to be Vacated
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B. Future Access Driveway/Street Location
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