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Mayor
IAN VANNESS
Director
CITY OF R CHMOND
Department of Infrastructure and Development
54 NORTH FIFTH STREET - RICHMOND, IN 47374
PHONE (755) 983-72I7 - ivamrss@rietunondindiana.gov
March 6, 2023
Common Council
50 N 5'1' Street
Richmond, IN 47374
RE: Ordinance NO.52-2022
Dear Council Member,
Ordinance No. 52-2022 is a petition requesting for a dedicated public alleyway to be vacated. The unnamed and
unpaved alleyway is located south of 901 North G Street (Parcel ID: 891632240403000030), north of 0 North 9th
Street (Parcel ID: 891632240406000030), west of US Highway 27, and east of North 9"' Street. The alleyway
runs approximately 126' from east to west and is roughly 2,483 total square feet. Richmond Sanitary District does
have a sewer main running the length of the alleyway. If approved, the entire vacated alleyway will be placed into
a sanitary easement. INDOT is the adjacent property owner to the south of the alleyway (0 N 9`h Street) and has
agreed to acquire the southern half of the alleyway if the ordinance is approved.
This petition is part of Porter Advertising's new commercial construction project to relocate their local office that
is associated with Ordinance 59-2021 (zoning map amendment) that successfully rezoned the properties (Lots 25,
26, 27 of the Elizabeth Starr, 6' Addition) fxom Urban Residential to General Commercial zoning district.
This ordinance was previously assigned to the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission. On January 18, 2023, two
adjacent property owners were notified about the petition by mail. On January 22, the public hearing was
advertised in the Palladium -Item. On January 23, a signed was placed next to the ROW notifying passersby of the
February 1 public hearing. No one from the public spoke in favor or opposition to the ordinance. Planning staff
recommended approval of the ordinance, and the Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the
ordinance to Richmond's Common Council.
Finally, please note that this ordinance has been amended since first reading to reflect a reduction in the length of
the subject alleyway.
Respectfally,
1� J,-
Dustin Purvis
City Planner