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ORDINANCE NO. 16,521
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING: A portion of Wright Avenue,
running 150 ft. West of the West right -of -way line of Chester
Street lying adjacent to Lot 12, Block 25, Wrights Addition, (See
Exhibit 'A') to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Little Rock City
Clerk on.the 6th day of August , 1993, asking the Little Rock
Board of Directors to vacate and abandon all that portion of Wright
Avenue, Block 25 of Wright's Addition to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, as designated on the plat of said Addition now appearing
of record in Plat Book M -2, Page 626, in the office of the Recorder
of Pulaski County, Arkansas; and
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; that all owners of the
property abutting upon the portion of the street to be vacated have
filed with the City Clerk their written consent to the abandonment;
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, hereby releases, vacates and abandons all
its rights, together with the rights of the public generally, in
and to the street designated as follows:
A portion of Wright Avenue, running 150 ft. West of the West
right -of -way line of Chester Street, lying adjacent to Lot 12,
Block 25, Wrights Addition, (See Exhibit 'A'), to the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas.
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.
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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 Little
Rock, Ark. Rev. Code Sec. 30- 26 - -50 (1988).
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: November 2, 1993
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK MAYO JIM DAILEY
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Legal Description
part of the right -of -way of Wright Avenue lying North of and
adjacent to Lot 12, Block 25, Wriqhts Addition, Little Rock,
Arkansas; more particularly described as: Beginning at the
Northwest corner of said Lot 12, Block 25, said corner lying on the
old South right -of -way line of Wright Avenue; thence North 26.45
ft. to a point on the present right -of -way line of said Wright
Avenue; thence Northeasterly along said present right -of -way line,
being the arc of a 1175.92 ft. radius curve to the left, having a
chord bearing and distance of N74 057115 ^E, 51.36 ft. to a point on
the old North right -of -way line of said Wright Avenue; thence
S89 °48140' -E along said North right -of -way line, 100.41 ft. to a
point on the West right -of -way line of Chester Street; thence South
along said West right-of -way line, 40.0 ft. to the Northeast corner
of said Lot 12, Block 25; thence N89048140 ^W, along the North line
of said Lot 12, Block 25 and the old South right -of -way line of
Wright Avenue, 150.0 ft. to the point of beginning, containing
0.1290 Acre more or less.
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