3.80.040 Review Standards and Guidelines.
The standards and guidelines in this section are not intended to be exclusive. The City Council, in its sole discretion, on consideration of any factor it determines relevant, must determine whether or not a proposed vacation would be in the public interest.
A. Right-of-way will not be vacated if it is in use for right-of-way purposes unless the vacation involves a trade of property and the creation of an alternate right-of-way that will be used in place of the existing right-of-way.
B. Right-of-way will not be vacated if there is a reasonable possibility it will be used for right-of-way purposes at any time in the future, unless the potential future use can be preserved by an easement or other means.
C. Right-of-way purposes include:
1. Streets;
2. Bike paths;
3. Trails, paths or sidewalks;
4. Public utilities.
D. The City may consider the current use, if any, of the right-of-way in determining whether it should be vacated.
E. The City may consider the history of the property proposed to be vacated, how it was acquired by the public, the cost of acquisition, current value, and the benefit to any adjacent property to which the vacated property will be attached. [Ord. NS-2187, 2012; Ord. NS-2180, 2012]