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HomeMy WebLinkAbout184730 0 Official Records of ORDINANCE NO. 18,473 CAROLYN STALEY CLERK AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONMENT OF THE SOUTH PORTION OF SOUTH KATILIUS STREET, LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS. WHEREAS, a petition was duly filed with the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas on the 19"i Day of March, 2001, asking the Little Rock Board of Directors to vacate and abandon the south portion of South Katilius Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas, as designated on the plat of said Addition now appearing on file in Record Book 67, page 307, 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 alley hereinbefore described has been dedicated to the public use as an alley; is no longer needed for public traffic purposes; that all owners of the property abutting upon that 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: South Katilius Road, lying south of Arkansas State Highway 10, the be a fifty (501) foot right of way, and running for a distance of approximately 2,325 feet south from the said highway 410. SECTION 2. The City specifically retains the right to use, and allow others to use, the former alley 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 -of -way and easement be offset and/or rebuilt to conform to the standard driveway design as shall required by Little Rock, Ark. Revised Code Section 30- 26 - -50 (1988). The edge of of the right -of -way shall be rebuilt to conform to pavement existing conditions in the general vicinity where the abandoned right-of- way and easement intersects with the remaining public right-of-way. OO�Yt �`nv • i" O 0 AN 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: App /r a001 ATTEST: Nay y Wog CITY CLERK APPROVED: ��1 I JULED MAR 19 2001 NANCY WOOD OCK CITY CLERK R BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Of,, THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS OLA FAYE EVANS, an unmarried person, SHIRLEY K. HUNTER AND RICHARD WAYNE HUNTER, HER HUSBAND, AND VFE, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company PETITIONERS TO THE PUBLIC RESPONDENTS PETITION TO CLOSE, VACATE AND ABANDON SOUTH PORTION OF SOUTH KATILIUS STREET, LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS COMES NOW the Petitioners, Ola Faye Evans, an unmarried person, Shirley Kaye Hunter and Richard Wayne Hunter, her husband, and VFE, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company, and for their Petition to Close, Vacate and Abandon South portion of South Katilius Road, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, state and aver as hereinafter set forth: 1. South Katilius Road, lying south of Arkansas State Highway Number 10, the same be a fifty (50') foot right of way, and running for a distance of approximately 2,325 feet south from the said Highway 910, was accepted as a County Road by Order of the Pulaski County Court, dated June 17, 1970, and filed in Record Book 67 at Page 307, a true and correct copy of which Order is attached hereto marked as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof by this reference. -1- hjk/realtyMestreetc lose, doe n L..! PETITION TO CLOSE, VACATE AND ABANDON SOUTH PORTION OF SOUTH KATILIUS ROAD 9 2. By annexation, South Katilius Road is now located within the city limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, a city of the first class. 3. The South terminus of South Katilius Road which is the subject of this Petition (hereinafter referred to as the "Proposed Vacated Portion of South Katilius Road ") is more particularly described as follows: Part of the SW %4 NW %4 and Part of the SE %4 NW '/4 of Section 24, T -2- N, R -14 -W, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: Starting at the Northeast comer of said SW '/4 NW /4; thence SO1 °34'48 "W along the East Line of said SW '/4 NW t /4, 879.58 ft. to the point of beginning; thence S87 °51'55 "E, 14.86 ft.; thence S02 °08'05 "W along the East right -of -way line of South Katilius Road, 92.21 ft.; thence N87 °51'55 "W along the South right -of -way line of said South Katilius Road, 50.00 ft.; thence NO2 °08'05 "E along the West right - of -way line of said South Katilius Road, 92.21 ft.; thence S87 °51'55 "E, 35.14 ft. to the point of beginning, containing 4,610 square feet more or less. and the same is more particularly depicted on the Survey prepared by White - Daters & Associates, Inc., dated February 22, 2001 and filed concurrently herewith. 4. Petitioners, Ola Faye Evans, Shirley Kaye Hunter and Richard Wayne Hunter, are the sole owners of the lands abutting the Proposed Vacated Portion of South Katilius Road on the East and Petitioner, VFE, LLC, is the sole owner of the lands abutting the Proposed Vacated Portion of South Katilius Road on the West and South; all as shown on that certain Abstractor's Certificate of Beach Abstract & Guaranty -2- hj k/realtyMestreetcl ose.doc 0 PETITION TO CLOSE, VACATE AND ABANDON SOUTH PORTION OF SOUTH KATILIUS ROAD U Company, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto marked as Exhibit `B" and made a part hereof by this reference. 5. The Proposed Vacated Portion of South Katilius Road is no longer needed or required for public or corporate purposes and should be vacated by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, under and by virtue of the authority granted to cities of the first class in A.C.A. §14-54-104(2). 6. That the public travel will not be impeded in any degree by the vacating of this portion of the said street and furthermore the vacating of the portion of the street designated above will not be against the public interest or welfare and no public utility facilities are situated in or contemplated to be placed in that portion of the street right of way to be vacated and abandoned. WHEREFORE, the Petitioners pray that the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas fix by Resolution a day for the hearing of this Petition and that the City Clerk give notice of such meeting and hearing as provided by law; and that after the giving of such notice and after the hearing thereon, that the said Board of Directors pass an Ordinance closing, vacating and abandoning that portion of the street described hereinabove. -3- hjk/realty(vfestreetclose.doc PETITION TO CLOSE, VACATE AND ABANDON SOUTH PORTION OF SOUTH KATILIUS ROAD Ola Faye if lag" Richard Wayne Hunt VFE, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability com >k BY: Rick F son, Manager -4- hjk/realry /vfestreetclose.doc