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FROM: Eric Blad; ? Staff Planner, Current Development DATE: April 22, 1998 SUBJECT: Gary Rhinehart's Request for an Abandonment of a Portion of I I' Lane S.E. and a Portion of 121 Street S.E. It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of April 28, 1998. Gary Rhinehart has submitted a petition for the abandonment of the south 10' of 11* Lane S.E. and the north 10' of 12' Street S.E. adjacent to Tract A of River Shores Estates Unit 1. The subject rights-of-way run the length of Tract A between US 1 and 1' Street S.E. (see attachment #3). The applicant is requesting the abandonment of the two segments of right-of-way to enlarge the buildable area of Tract A, a commercially zoned site. If abandoned, the two 10' wide segments of right-of-way will be added to the site, increasing the north/south dimension of Tract A by a total of 20'. Abandonment of the right-of-way portions would facilitate redevelopment of the site which currently contains various non -conformities and has a fairly limited existing north/south dimension. The Board is now to consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny the abandonment request. ANALYSIS: The subject right-of-way segments for l I' Lane S.E. and 12" Street S.E. were both created via the River Shores Estates Unit 1 plat as 70' wide road rights-of-way. Both roadways are classified as local roadways. As local roadways, only 60' of right-of-way is required to satisfy the county's current minimum right-of-way width standards. Therefore, the right-of-way portions proposed for abandonment are not needed to satisfy minimum local road right-of-way standards. In coordination with planning staff, the applicant has proposed a site plan to redevelop Tract A of River Shores Estates in a manner that utilizes the existing building and eliminates all other non - conformities on the site. However, the redevelopment site plan is predicated upon the additional lot area that would be conveyed to the applicant if the subject right-of-way abandonment petition is approved by the Board. Tract A is a relatively narrow parcel (north/south dimension) with site related non -conformities that have deterred previous endeavors to redevelop the site. These non -conformities involve the existing building, parking, site access, and stormwater system. With the exception of the building setback encroachment along US 1, all non -conformities on the site are no longer deemed legal (grandfathered) non -conformities, because the site has been abandoned for a continuous period of more than one year. If the subject petition is granted by the Board, Tract A will gain an additional 20' of usable area for redevelopment of the site in a manner that retains the minimum right-of-way width and that better accommodates redevelopment of the site consistent with current LDR standards. The location and orientation of the building and the limited north/south buildable area on Tract A are obstacles to redevelopment of Tract A that would be more manageable with the abandonment of the right-of-way. In addition, granting the request will not affect continued use of the roads. Therefore, planning staff supports the applicant's petition. April 28, 1998 30 _I