650.040 Review Criteria.
A vacation request may be approved if the City Council finds that the applicant has shown that all of the following review criteria are met:
A. The requested vacation is consistent with relevant Comprehensive Plan policies and with any street plan, city transportation or public facility plan.
B. The requested vacation will not have a negative effect on access between public rights-of-way or to existing properties, potential lots, public facilities or utilities.
C. The requested vacation will not have a negative effect on traffic circulation or emergency service protection.
D. The portion of the right-of-way that is to be vacated will be brought into compliance with Code requirements, such as landscaping, driveway access, and reconstruction of access for fire safety.
E. The public interest, present and future, will be best served by approval of the proposed vacation.