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AGENDA ITEM: 3 CASE NUMBER: SNC 19-01 L.U.C.B. MEETING: April 11, 2019 LOCATION: The westernmost point beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Ayers Street; thence southeastwardly to the easternmost point at its intersection with Berclair Road APPLICANT: Shannon Dixon REQUEST: Street name change from Forrest Avenue to Forest Avenue LENGTH: +/-15,000 feet (2.8 miles) CONCLUSIONS 1. The request is to rename all the segments of Forrest Avenue to Forest Avenue. The westernmost point beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Ayers Street; thence southeastwardly to the easternmost point at its intersection with Berclair Road. 2. Approximately 350 parcels will be affected by this street name change and City Engineering has estimated +/-30 street signs will need to be changed. The vast majority of parcels which are municipally addressed to Forrest Avenue contain single-family homes. 3. Based on the historical evidence of subdivision plats it appears there was a consistent shift in 1912 to Forrest Avenue, before that time both “Forrest” and “Forest” Avenues had appeared on subdivision plats. With regard to the legislatively approved and recorded subdivision plats the prior to 1912 one was designated as Forest Avenue and one as Forrest Avenue and after 1912 all 7 meeting these criteria were designated as Forrest Avenue. Additionally, 2 segments came about not through a subdivision plat, but rather via the Sam Cooper Boulevard alignment/construction process circa 1971. 4. Based on historical Polk city directories, “Forest” was used on street signs solely in the 1903-1907 directories, both Forrest and Forest Avenues were used in the 1908-1912 directories, and starting in the 1913 directory Forrest was solely used. 5. There was no historical evidence located during this review that explicitly details why either spelling was used at any given time. 6. The City of Memphis Division of Engineering has offered to absorb the costs of implementing this street name change request. CONSISTENCY WITH MEMPHIS 3.0 T his proposal is not applicable for review in regard to the Memphis 3.0 General Plan. RECOMMENDATION: Approval with conditions Staff Writer: Jeffrey Penzes E-mail: [email protected] Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 2 GENERAL INFORMATION Zoning Atlas Pages: 1930, 1935, 2035, and 2040 Subject Right-Of-Way: The westernmost point beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Ayers Street; thence eastward to the easternmost point at its intersection with Berclair Road Subject Right-Of-Way Length: +/-15,000 feet (2.8 miles) PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Sub-Section 9.3.4A of the Unified Development Code, a notice of public hearing is required to be mailed. A total of 342 notices were mailed on March 29, 2019, and an additional 7 notices were mailed on April 3, 2019. The segment of Forrest Avenue between National Street and North Highland Avenue was discovered late in the processing of this application. There are eight parcels which are adjacent to this segment of Forrest Avenue and the lots are as follows: one parcel is owned by the City of Memphis (fire station), one parcel is for a billboard and an ice machine, one parcel is for a cell tower, and the remaining five parcels contain businesses two of which are owned by the same entity. Note that none of these lots are municipally addressed on Forrest Avenue and all seven property owners were mailed notice on April 3, 2019, which was nine days before the date of the public hearing. Staff is of the opinion that constructive notice has been achieved pursuant to Sub-Section 9.3.4F of the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code. 2 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 3 LOCATION MAP SUBJECT RIGHT-OF-WAY Subject right-of-way segments located within the pink line 3 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 4 VICINITY MAPS Ayers Street to Decatur Street to North Waldran Boulevard West of North Bellevue Boulevard to North Montgomery Street to North Claybrook Street 4 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 5 Stonewall Street to North Avalon Street to Dickinson Street to North Evergreen Street to Hawthorne Street to North McLean Boulevard East Parkway North to west of North Hollywood Street 5 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 6 West of Tillman Street to Tillman Street National Street to North Highland Street *The east-west segment of “National” is misidentified on this map, it is a segment of Forrest Avenue 6 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 7 East of North Highland Street to Sevier Street to Freeman Street Meadowbrook Street to Isabelle Street to Lynncrest Street to east of Adrian Drive 7 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 8 North Graham Street to Sharon Drive Read Street to Sandridge Street to Berclair Road 8 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 9 AERIALS 2018 9 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 10 10 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 11 11 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 12 12 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 13 13 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 14 *The east-west segment of “National” is misidentified on this map, it is a segment of Forrest Avenue 14 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 15 15 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 16 16 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 17 17 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 18 HISTORICAL SUBDIVISION PLATS Segment A: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Ayers Street; thence eastwardly to its intersection with Decatur Street. Date: September 9, 1912 – Register recorded on date Designated As: Forrest Avenue (+/-1,016 feet) Subdivision: Horn Brothers Galloway Park Subdivision – approved – City Engineer J.H. Weatherford and City Legislative Commissioner G.C. Love (Department of Streets, Bridges, and Sewers) signatures stating approved – Plat Book 6 Page 118 18 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 19 Segment B: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Decatur Street; thence eastwardly to its intersection with North Waldran Boulevard; thence eastwardly to its intersection with U.S Interstate 40; thence eastwardly to its intersection with North Bellevue Boulevard (note this description matches modern existence and below is historical information of said segment e.g. U.S. Interstate 40 cuts through between North Waldran Boulevard and North Bellevue Boulevard). Date: July 31 of 1912 – Register recorded on date Designated As: Forrest Avenue (+/-1,585 feet) Subdivision: Speedway Terrace Block Subdivision – unapproved – Plat Book 6 Page 111 19 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 20 Segment C: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with North Bellevue Boulevard thence eastwardly to its intersection with North Montgomery Street. Date: Circa 1911 – per historical deeds and maps Designated As: Likely Forest Avenue, per historical deeds (+/-540 feet) Subdivision: Chandler's Addition to Speedway Terrace – unrecorded – unapproved 20 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 21 Segment D: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with North Montgomery Street; thence eastwardly to its termination at the intersection with North Claybrook Street. Date: December 29, 1922 – Board of Commissioners approval date Designated As: Forrest Avenue (+/-543 feet) Subdivision: Chandler's Second Addition to Speedway Terrace (unrecorded) – approved, but expired i.e. because it was never recorded – City Engineer C.C. Pashby signature for City Planning Commission (approved on December 20, 1922) and City Clerk C.C. Pashby signature for the Board of Commissioners (approved on December 29, 1922) 21 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 22 Segment E: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Stonewall Street thence eastwardly to its intersection with North Avalon Street. Date: April 4, 1910 – date on unrecorded plat Designated As: Forest Avenue (+/-720 feet) Subdivision: Stonewall Place Subdivision (unrecorded) - unapproved 22 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 23 Segment F: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with North Avalon Street thence eastwardly to its intersection with Dickinson Street (note this description matches modern existence and below is historical information of said segment e.g. North Avalon Street is Lumpkin Avenue and Dickinson Street is Maxwell Avenue). Date: December 4, 1902 – Legislative Council approval date Designated As: Forrest Avenue (+/-599.9 feet) Subdivision: W.P. Chapman’s Woodland Subdivision – approved – City Engineer J.A. Ormberg Jr. signature stating approved and City Secretary W.B. Armour signature for the Legislative Council (approved on December 4, 1902) – Plat Book 4 Page 23 23 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 24 Segment G: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Dickinson Street thence eastwardly to its intersection with North Evergreen Street (note this description matches modern existence and below is historical information of said segment e.g. Dickinson Street is Maxwell Avenue). Date: August 1902 – Register recorded on date Designated As: Forest Avenue (+/-641 feet) Subdivision: Lamb & Faxon Evergreen Subdivision – unapproved – survey performed by County Surveyor R.B. Richardson, however, there is no approval statement from any city official and this land was within city limits – Plat Book 4 Page 14 24 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 25 Segment H: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with North Evergreen Street thence eastwardly to its intersection with Hawthorne Street. Date: May 1902 – date on unrecorded plat Designated As: Forest Avenue (+/-720 feet) Subdivision: Robert Galloway’s Evergreen Subdivision – unrecorded – unapproved – dated May 1902 25 Staff Report April 11, 2019 SNC 19-01 Page 26 Segment I: Beginning at Forrest Avenue’s intersection with Hawthorne Street; thence eastwardly to its intersection with North Mclean Boulevard.