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PRESENTED:02-06-2025 09:30:32 AM RECORDED:02-06-2025 12:12:55 PM
1 ORDINANCE NO.22,S71d7 Official Records of Tern Hollingsworth Circuit/County Clerk
2 PULASKI CO,AR FEE$20.00
3 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE A PARTIAL ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY
4 ABANDONMENT OF BLOCK 10, WOODRUFF'S ADDITION OWNED
5 BY APPLICANTS WOODRUFF OZ INVESTMENTS, LLC, HAYBAR
6 PROPERTIES, LLC AND RAINWATER PROPERTIES, LLC; AND FOR
7 OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS,the applicants, Woodruff OZ Investments,LLC,Haybar Properties,LLC and Rainwater
10 Properties, LLC requests the abandonment of approximately 150 linear feet of the alley right-of-way
11 located within Block 10,Woodruff's Addition; and,
12 WHEREAS, Block 10, Woodruff's Addition is bounded by East 8th Street, East 9th Street, Byrd
13 Street and College Street; and,
14 WHEREAS,the portion of the alley proposed for abandonment is located mid-block and adjacent to
15 Lots 1,2 and 3 and Lots 10, 11,and the West 39.5 feet of Lot 12,Block 10, Woodruff's addition; and,
16 WHEREAS, the portion of the alley proposed for abandonment is currently undeveloped and
17 abandonment is proposed to allow additional yard space so a fence can be constructed behind 1017 East
18 8th Street(the old Woodruff House);and, •
19 WHEREAS, all owners of property abutting the site and all neighborhood associations registered
20 with the City of Little Rock were notified of the public hearing before the Planning Commission and the
21 City Board of Directors;and,
22 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 14, 2024, where
23 applicants were present and no persons registered in opposition; and,
24 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority ("LRWRA") requires a ten (10)-foot
25 easement,five(5)feet on each side of the existing main; and,
26 WHEREAS, Entergy requires a minimum ten (10)-foot easement to maintain the existing facilities
27 on the south side of the property;and
28 WHEREAS,none of the public utility companies object to the abandonment request; and,
29 WHEREAS, the alley right-of-way will be retained as an easement, as requested by the utility
30 companies; and,
31 WHEREAS, there are no prior reversionary interests for the alley right-of-way, so, the area of the
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32 alley will be split equally between the property owners to the north and south of thv1 ► n`e 'and,
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1 WHEREAS, all proper statutory procedures for such an abandonment have been met and the issue is
2 ripe for consideration by the Board of Directors.
3 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
4 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
5 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby approves the abandonment and closing of the property
6 described as that portion of Block 10, Woodruff's Addition located mid-block and adjacent to Lots 1, 2
7 and 3 and Lots 10, 11 and west 39.5 feet of Lot 12,Block 10, Woodruff's Addition to facilitate additional
8 yard space so a fence can be constructed behind 1017 East 8th Street.
9 Section 2. The LRWRA and Entergy shall both be provided with a ten (10)-foot easement to
10 maintain the existing facilities.
11 Section 3. The property will be closed except for the aforementioned utility easements.
12 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause,
13 phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
14 declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall
15 remain in full force and effect if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional
16 were not originally a part of the ordinance.
17 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are
18 inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such
19 inconsistency.
20 ADOPTED: February 4,2025
21 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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24 Allison Segars,CI Jerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
25 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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28 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorney
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