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ORDINANCE NO. 17,757
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING THE ALLEY, AND ABANDONING ALL
RIGHTS OF EASEMENT IN SAID ALLEY, IN BLOCK 20 OF GIBRALTER HEIGHTS
ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS,.
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Little Rock City Clerk on the 11 th day of
May , 1998, asking the Little Rock Board of Directors to vacate and abandon all of the alley and
all rights of easements in said alley, in Block 20 of Gibralter Heights Addition to the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, as designated on the plat of said Addition now appearing of record in Plat Book 1,
Page 67, in the Office of the Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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. 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 alley designated as follows:
All of the ten foot (10') wide ally running through Block 20 of Gibralter Heights Addition to the
City of Little Rock Arkansas including all rights of easement
SECTION 2. The City specifically vacates and abandons 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, Arkansas Revised Code Section 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: June 16, 1998
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
CITY CLERK Robbie Hancock MAY Jim Dailey
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Cr 42.06 Block 20, Gibralter Heights Addition NORTH
N. of Kanis Rd. & E. of Nix Rd.