18263E
ORDINANCE NO. 18,263
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CAROLYN STALEY
PULASKI COUNTY
CIRCUIT /COUNTY CLERK
Fees $14.08
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF
VICTORY STREET BETWEEN CAPITOL AVENUE AND WEST
SIXTH STREET OF ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Board of Directors of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas on the 17th day of March, 2000, asking the Little Rock Board of
Directors to vacate and abandon all that portion of Victory Street between Capitol
Avenue and West Sixth Street, Block 331 of Original City Addition to the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, as designated on the plat of said Addition Original City now appearing
of record in Plat Book 4, Page 587, 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; 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 that 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:
Victory Street between Capitol Avenue and West Sixth Street, and between Blocks
331 and 344 of the Original City.
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 -qf vok and,.o,
easement shall be offset and/or rebuilt to conform to °&\ standard's
driveway design as required by Little Rock, Ark. Revised Code °Section <
30- 26 - -50 (1988).
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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: April 18, 2000
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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