AGENDA DATE: 8/2/2023
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SUB202300034 Colonnade Drive Petition for Abandonment
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Petition for Abandonment (Code of Virginia ? 33.2-917) of an approximately 430-foot unimproved section of Colonnade Drive that was dedicated to public use. The section of road is located south of the cul-de-sac at the end of the improved portion of Colonnade Drive, behind University Heights Apartments (Jack Jouett).
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Rosenberg, Herrick, Filardo, McDermott, Ragsdale
PRESENTER (S): Rebecca Ragsdale
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: A property owner adjacent to the unimproved segment of Colonnade Drive has petitioned the County to consider abandoning the existing right-of-way of Colonnade Drive (Attachment A), which connects to an adjacent parcel. The specific segment proposed for abandonment is beyond the end of the existing cul-de-sac for Colonnade Drive. Specifically, it is the area shown on a 1968 plat (page 2 of Attachment A) as "Shaded area is dedicated to public street." Board action must be taken by October 30, 2023.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure & Placemaking - Invest in infrastructure and amenities that create connection, opportunity, and well-being.
DISCUSSION: The Code of Virginia provides several methods by which a public road may be abandoned. Based on the process initiated by the petitioner (Virginia Code ? 33.2-919), if the Board is satisfied either (a) that no public necessity exists for the continuance of the section of road as a public road or (b) that the welfare of the public would be served best by abandoning the section of road as a public road, the Board shall adopt an ordinance or resolution abandoning the section of road as a public road, and with that ordinance or resolution the section of road shall cease to be a public road. As further described in Attachment B, staff does not believe that either of th...
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