Community Digest » Maedke Alley Vacation/Subdivision Exemption

Maedke Alley Vacation/Subdivision Exemption

Posted on: June 29th, 2022

Hello My Gold Hill Friends,

A few people have asked about our intentions regarding the alley vacation.  I’ve attached our letter to the commissioners explaining our rationale. In a nutshell, our water and house are not on the same continuous property, which causes title issues, and we have three tax bills.  In short, our property lines need to get cleaned up.  This should have happened decades ago.
 
People’s biggest concern seems to be whether or not we will continue to allow trail access.  We’ve always welcomed people to use the trail.  We’ve even outlined the trail and added a bench at the bottom.  Of course we will continue to allow access.   Another concern is that if we sell, will the next people allow trail access.  As the trail is, it is entirely on our personal property and only crosses the alley.  It runs up lots 13,14,15 and crosses onto lots 1 and 2.  (We also own lot 7).  The alley actually runs right next to our house, crossing up our walkway.  Keeping the alley would not necessarily resolve potential future issues.  
 
If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to us.  
 
Best,
 
Chrissy Maedke
303-668-6809
scubachrissy78@nullgmail.com
 
Dan Maedke
303-808-7082
maedkedan@nullgmail.com
 

Dear Commissioners,

I am writing today to request that you consider vacating the unused alley located on our property at 412 Boulder St. in Gold Hill. As you may know, the way Gold Hill was originally platted is not the way it was eventually developed. This means our property stretches across all or some of six different lots with an alley running through the middle. For the small house and yard that we live in (less than an acre), we have three different tax bills.

The steep alley plot was meant to access a road that was never built. The alley was never developed either. It is simply part of our yard. If the alley were ever developed, it would destroy the aesthetics and peaceful nature of our property, as well as cut our home off from our water source as explained below.

When we purchased the home last year, the alley almost made the home unsellable. We had to find a title company willing to work with us. The biggest issue was that our well and cistern are located on the parcel on the north side of the alley, while the house is located on the parcels on the south side of the alley. That left the lot the home is on without a source of water. We had to find a title company willing to consider these two non-adjacent lots as one sellable property. We are hoping to rectify this situation so it isn’t a problem in the future.

The smaller lots are not buildable, and we are not looking to add any structures. Once the alley is vacated, we are simply hoping to unite the properties into one taxed parcel of land through the Subdivision Exemption Process. We thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,