Approvals for right-of-way and encroachment
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The South Platte River Committee approved consent resolutions to (1) dedicate nine City-owned parcels along North Federal Boulevard as public right-of-way (Council District 3) and (2) grant a revocable permit to Denver Union Station Met District No.1 to encroach into the right-of-way at 1550 Wewatta Street with seating, landscaping, and related infrastructure (Council District 10).
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What this means
The committee passed routine consent items that change how certain pieces of city-owned land are used and allow installations near Union Station. Dedicating parcels as public right-of-way means the city formally designates those strips for public street or sidewalk use. The revocable permit lets the Union Station district place seating, play features, planters, trees, and other site elements in the public area under conditions and can be revoked if terms aren’t met.
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- Council Resolution 26-0736 approved: dedicate nine City-owned parcels along North Federal Boulevard as Public Right-of-Way in Council District 3.
- Council Resolution 26-0737 approved: grant a revocable permit to Denver Union Station Met District No.1 to encroach into the right-of-way at 1550 Wewatta Street (Council District 10) for a playscape seating structure, totem, custom bench, planter and concrete wall, soil cells with three trees, and related items; prior encroachment 2011-ENCROACHMENT-0047703 will be revoked once this resolution is recorded.
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- Consent Items
- Dedicates nine City-owned parcels of land as Public Right-of-Way as 1) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West Short Place, 2) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 4th Avenue, 3) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 4th Avenue, 4) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 2nd Avenue, 5) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 2nd Avenue, 6) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West Park Place, 7) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West Park Place, 8) North Federal Boulevard, located near the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 1st Avenue, and 9) North Federal Boulevard, located at the intersection of North Federal Boulevard and West 1st Avenue, in Council District 3.
- Grants a revocable permit, subject to certain terms and conditions, to Denver Union Station Met District No.1, their successors and assigns, to encroach into the right-of-way with one large seating structure (playscape feature), a permanent totem installation, a custom bench structure along Wewatta Street, a custom planter and new concrete wall adjacent to 16th Street, and soil cells with three trees and including the following items previously approved under 2011-ENCROACHMENT-0047703 which will be revoked once this resolution is passed and recorded; concrete pavers, concrete foundations, waterproofing elements, site walls, stairs, fixed seating elements, planter pots, landscaping, lighting, signage, swing play structures, lattice wall, handrails and guardrails, canopy, tables and chairs, umbrellas, waste receptacles, bike racks, and an underground 12" PVC private storm sewer and trench drain at 1550 Wewatta Street, in Council District 10.
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