17263ORDINANCE NO. 17,263 5 97
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING THE ALLEY IN
BLOCK ONE OF HILLCREST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Little Rock
City Clerk on the 1st day.of August, 1996, asking the Little
Rock Board of Directors to vacate and abandon all of the
alley in Block One (1) of Hillcrest Addition of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, as designated on the plat of said
Addition now appearing of record in Plat Book One, Page 20
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 alley hereinbefore
described, has been dedicated to the public use as an alley,
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 alley 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 alley.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. 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 alley
designated as follows:
All of the 20 foot wide alley in Block One,
Hillcrest Addition, extending north 110 feet from
Hillcrest Avenue and east 96 feet to the abandoned
right -of -way of van Buren Street, which was closed
by Ordinance No. 7,267 (May 5, 1947).
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: September 3, 1996
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