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(SUBDIVISION BILL) - AN ACT CONCERNING VACATION OF PLATS for the purpose of amending the regulations on vacation petitions of plats.
Background
Currently all vacation petitions for an unimproved street or alley are subject to posting and a public hearing before the Planning Board as major applications. There are instances when the street or alley to be vacated has not been constructed. In these instances a Planning Director level approval would expedite the development review process.
In the case of a Planning Board approval of a vacation petition, a resolution is adopted which embodies that approval. In the case of a Director level approval, the Director will indicate approval by being the last signatory on the petition to vacate. In both cases, a minor final plat is required to incorporate the area vacated into the abutting property as appropriate. The vacation operates to destroy the force and effect of the recording of the plat and divests all public rights in the streets alleys and public grounds, and all dedication laid out or described by the plat. The minor final plat is a part of the application (24-112), and is required to be submitted prior to the Planning Board hearing for major applications and will be required to be submitted prior to the Director's approval of minor applications. Once the approvals are granted, the minor final plat is recorded in Land Records.