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ORDINANCE NO. 14,918
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING THE NORTH
12 FEET OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF E. 7TH STREET
BETWEEN FOWLER SQUARE AND SHERMAN STREETS IN
STEVENSONS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the North 12 feet of the right
of way of E. 7th Street between Fowler Square and Shermaaq Streets in The
Fowler Block of Stevenson's Addition to the City of Litt'Te Rock, Arkansas,
as designated on the plat of said Addition now appearing of record in
Deed Book A.B., Page 228 in the Office of the Recorder of Pulaski County,
Arkansas, is no longer needed for corporate purposes, except for public
utility and drainage easement purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Except as stated in Section 2 below, the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, hereby releases, vacates and abandons all its rights,
together with the rights of the public generally, in and to the street
designates as follows:
(Legal Description) The North 12 feet of the E. 7th Street right of
way, lying South of an adjacent to the following described property:
The South one hundred fifty feet of the following described tract of
land; The East one hundred fifty feet of the Fowler Block in Stevenson's
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and a triangular piece
of ground extending North and South through the Fowler Block with a
base of 26.7 feet on 7th Street and an apex on 6th Street, and lying
between the Gracie Tract on the West and A. Mills.and C.F. Penzel on
the East, as shown on the recorded plat of the Fowler Block, said
right of way being more particularly describes as: Beginning at the
intersection of the West right of way line of Sherman Street and the
North right of way line of E. 7th Street, said point also being the
Southeast corner of the Fowler Block; thence S. 5 deg. 16 min. W. 12.03
ft. to a point; thence N. 80 deg. 32 min. W. along a line 12.0 ft. South
of and parallel with the North right of way line of said E. 7th Street,
173.37 ft. to a point; thence N. 9 deg. 10 min. E. 12.0 ft. to a point
on the North right of way line of E. 7th Street; thence S. 80 deg. 32
min. E. along said North right of way line, 172.55 ft. to the point of
beginning.
SECTION 2. The City specifically retains the right to use, and
allow others to use, the former street right of way in its entirety
as a public utility and drainage easement.
SECTION 3. Abutting owners of record, receiving title to the
abandoned right of way and easement shall at their cost remove all
vestiges of public use and access as may exist; such modifications shall
include, but are not limited to the following:
A. The entrances on both ends of the abandoned right of way
and easement shall be offset and /or rebuilt to conform
to the standard driveway design as required by
Ordinance No. 12,501.
B. The edge of pavement of the right of way shall be rebuilt
to conform to existing conditions in the general vicinity
where the abandoned right of way and easement intersects
with the remaining public right of way.
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SECTION 4. A copy of this Ordinance, duly certified by the
City Clerk, shall be filed in the Office of the Recorder of Pulaski
County and recorded in the records of the County.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: July 16, 1985
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