From
Monica Espinoza
Title
RA200901 - Right of Way Abandonment - Abandonment of a portion of City right-of-way known as Esplanade for development of the EpicCentral project located in the Central Park Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas. EpicCentral is located at the intersections of Arkansas Lane, SH 161 and West Warrior Trail. The applicant is the City of Grand Prairie, Texas.
a. Conduct a public hearing
b. Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an portion of the street right-of-way
Presenter
Gabe Johnson, Director of Public Works, and Andy C. Henning, Senior Building and Construction Projects Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
In order to develop the EpicCentral project, a portion of dedicated right-of-way of Esplanade needs to be abandoned. This right-of-way was dedicated in fee to the City of Grand Prairie by plat of the Central Park Addition. The abutting property owner and underlying fee owner is the City of Grand Prairie.
Ownership of the abandoned right-of-way will stay with the City of Grand Prairie to be incorporated into the development plans of EpicCentral (see property description Exhibit “A”).
Staff has reviewed the requested abandonment and recommends the street abandonment with the conditions set forth in the ordinance.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY KNOWN AS ESPLANADE IN THE CENTRAL PARK ADDITION, OUT OF THE D.R. CAMERON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 295, CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, THE ABUTTING OWNER AND UNDERLYING FEE OWNER OF ESPLANADE TO RETAIN ALL ITS RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTERESTS TO THE ABANDONED ESPLANADE RIGHT-OF-WAY; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ABANDONMENT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grand Prairie, acting pursuant to law and upon the request of THE CITY OF GRAND PRA...
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