Review

Abandonment and Sale of an Easement
Courtney Blackburn
9811 Katy Freeway Ste. 925 Houston TX 77024
713-491-2851
courtneyblackburn@slaterep.com
SP Partners, LLC
Managing Director
Ben Allsop
11700 Katy Freeway Ste. 800 Houston TX 77079
281-920-6583
ben.allsop@kimley-horn.com
Kimley-Horn & Assoc.
452U and 452V
District C
Questions
Description and square footage of requested easement to be abandoned and sold (Example: Water line easement, 20 feet wide by 200 feet long;total of 4,000 square feet):
Legal Description and address of the property abutting the portion of the easement to be abandoned and sold,by lot and block,including the name of subdivision. If the property is not located in a platted subdivision, provide the name of the survey and the abstract number(Example: 123 First Street, Lot 5, Block 3, Western Heights Subdivision or Tracts 1A and 3C, Obedience Smith Survey, a-56):

Statement of intended use and details of the requested easement to be sold

Is there a site plan if the property will be redeveloped? If so, please include a copy of the site plan with this application

What is the timeline for proposed redevelopment?

What is the timeline to vacate the property if the property is currently occupied?

Description and square footage of any property interest to be conveyed to the city by the applicant ( Example:Sanitary sewer easement, from First Street to Second Street that is 10 feet wide by 50 feet long totaling 500 square feet):
If there are any agreements or negotiations for an agreement from other departments within the City associated with this request, please attach a copy of the agreement to this form :
Attachments
A clear 8.5 x 11-inch drawing or map of the requested property interest highlighted in different colors or cross-hatched in different patterns, with a legend indicating property owned by other abutting property owners (if applicable) and the property requested to be sold.
One recently dated aerial photograph of the subject area.
Three different, full size, recent, clear photographs of the subject area taken from different directions or point of view marked or otherwise indicating the requested property in relation to reference points such as streets, the applicant's property, etc.
The subdivision plat,deed, or legal instrument that dedicated or conveyed the City's or public's ownership of the requested property interest, in a clearly readable form with the recording information. The subdivision plat must be large as necessary to accommodate the map and dedicatory language on one page.
Harris County Appraisal District printouts showing the applicant's property ownership, the City's ownership, any other abutting property owner's ownership if applicable.
Surveys or City drawings of the subject area if available.
Current title report of the parent tract.
Site plan of current and proposed project ( if available).
Miscellaneous
Date Comments Status Name Role
9/27/2018 12:07:23 AM I spoke with Bill Boaz and was told to include the alleyway non-acceptance request, together with the sanitary sewer easement abandonment application. Applicant Review Ben Allsop Agent
9/27/2018 8:50:54 AM Submitted Courtney Blackburn Applicant
10/3/2018 3:22:13 PM Per our conversation concerning this application, you will need to provide the letters of authorization for all the abutting owners that are participating in this transaction. You will also need to provide a GIMS exhibit that shows the owners that are participating and also the owners that are not. Also, please provide the information on how the abutting owners that are not participating in the JRC transaction are retaining the sanitary sewer service for their properties. Additionally, with the fee for the streets and alleys being retained in the Heights by Omaha and South Texas Land Company and O.M. Carter the applicant will need to provide the document that states they are not being required to purchase the fee for the abandonment of the alley being requested. Thank you, Rejected Real Estate Intake Agent
11/16/2018 10:55:28 AM Letters of authorization are attached under the Miscellaneous section. Our apologies that they were somehow not showing up originally. A GIMS exhibit has also been attached under the Miscellaneous section. The City attorney's office indicated to me that they have talked to Bill Boaz and resolved alleyway concerns. I've understood that the JRC application can be processed as a normal alley abandonment without involving any alleged ownership issues with the original Heights subdivision declarants. Please review with Bill Boaz. Applicant Review Ben Allsop Agent
11/16/2018 11:01:34 AM Submitted Courtney Blackburn Applicant
1/31/2019 8:29:46 AM Please re-submit with alley ownership documentation. Thanks. Rejected Real Estate Intake Agent
1/31/2019 10:56:28 AM Four quitclaims have been included to address the private alleyway ownership. Applicant Review Ben Allsop Agent
1/31/2019 10:57:12 AM Submitted Courtney Blackburn Applicant
1/31/2019 11:34:40 AM Real Estate Intake Agent

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