HomeMy WebLinkAbout18422ORDINANCE NO. 18,422
AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING A PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY IN
LOT 7 BLOCK 13 OF NEWTON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
2002173019
08/29/2002 83:37:86 PH
Filed & Recorded in
Official Records of
CAROLYN STALEY
PULASKI COUNTY
CIRCUIT /COUNTY CLERK
Fees $11.00
of
Little Rock, Arrkansas on the 7TH day of December, 2000, asking the LittlesR of the Rock Board of
Directors to abandon a portion of public right -of -way in Lot 7, Block 13 of Newton's
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as designated on the plat book 1, page 80,
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:
The east 15th feet of Van Buren Street of Lot 7, Block
13, Newton's Addition, City of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, 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.
SECTION 3. Abutting owners of record, receiving title to the abandoned right -
asement, shall at their cost remove all vestiges of public use and access as
;h 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. 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: Jarniary 16, 2001
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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