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ORDINANCE NO. 16,495
SECTION 1. Except as stated in Section 2 below, the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, pursuant to the authority of
Arkansas Code Annotated (1987) Section 14 -54 -104, hereby
releases, vacates and abandons all its rights, together with
the rights of the public generally, in and to the streets
designated as follows:
All that part of Rodgers Street, Henderson Street,
Wilson Street, and Anglin Street abutting Block 18
Neimeyer Grove Addition to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, as recorded in Plat Book 1, Sheet No. 100,
and Lots 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221,
222, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233 all in St. Charles
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF RODGERS
STREET, HENDERSON STREET, WILSON STREET AND ANGLIN
STREET ABUTTING BLOCK 18 OF NEIMEYER GROVE ADDITION TO
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THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS PURSUANT TO SECTION
14 -54 -104 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED (1987).
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Little Rock
City Clerk on the 24th day of August, 1993, asking the
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Little Rock Board of Directors to vacate and abandon all
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that portion of Rodgers Street, Henderson Street, Wilson
Street and Anglin Street abutting Block 18 of Neimeyer Grove
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Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as designated
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on the plat of said Addition now appearing of record in Plat
Book 1, Page 100, in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski
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County, Arkansas; and
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WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the Board
of Directors has, at the time and place mentioned in the
notice, heard all persons desiring to be heard on the
question and has ascertained that the street hereinbefore
described, has been dedicated to the public use as a street,
has not been actually used by the public generally for a
period of at least five (5) years subsequent to the filing
of the plat; and
WHEREAS, the public interest and welfare will not be
adversely affected by the abandonment of the street.
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, pursuant to the authority of
Arkansas Code Annotated (1987) Section 14 -54 -104, hereby
releases, vacates and abandons all its rights, together with
the rights of the public generally, in and to the streets
designated as follows:
All that part of Rodgers Street, Henderson Street,
Wilson Street, and Anglin Street abutting Block 18
Neimeyer Grove Addition to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, as recorded in Plat Book 1, Sheet No. 100,
and Lots 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221,
222, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233 all in St. Charles
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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SECTION 2. The City specifically retains the right to use,` 5 62
and allow others to use, the former street right -of -way as
a public utility and drainage easement. Reserved areas for
drainage and utility easements are as follows: 1) the
Western 28 feet of Anglin Street, 2) the Northern 28 feet of
Rodgers Street, 3) the Eastern 28 feet of Henderson Street,
and 4) the Southern 28 feet of Wilson Street.
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 an /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.
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: September 21, 1993
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
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ROVED:
I E MAYOR JESSE RIASON R.
Abandoment of a Public Right of Way
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