A vacation application is used to request approval from City Council to vacate a portion of public right-of-way, usually an alley or portion of a street. 

 

Right-of-way is generally only vacated when it is no longer used by the city for transportation or utility provision purposes. 

 

If the City Council approves the request to vacate public right-of-way, the former right-of-way area gets added to the adjacent property owners' lots, generally dividing the area among the adjacent property owners.