HomeMy WebLinkAbout205912012034501 Received: 6212012 3:49:09 PM
Recorded: 06107/2012 03:57 :31 PN1 Filed &
Recorded in Official Records of Larry Crane,
PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUITICOUNTY CLERK
Fees $20.00
1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,591
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO ABANDON A PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR
4 RAY WINDER DRIVE, LOCATED IN WAR MEMORIAL PARK,
5 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
6 WHEREAS, Ray Winder Drive in War Memorial Park, Little Rock, Arkansas, is a dedicated public
7 street that has not been utilized for street purposes for several years but has been used for parking for the
8 Little Rock Zoo and special events, and
9 WHEREAS, a request has been made to vacate and abandon Ray Winder Drive as a public right -of-
10 way, but to retain existing utility and drainage easements, pursuant to the City's general police power
11 authority under Ark. Code Ann. § 14 -54 -104 (West 2004); and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that the sole owner on either side of Ray Winder
Drive is the City of Little Rock and that abandoning and vacating of this public right -of -way will not have
an adverse impact on nearby property owners nor the local traffic, and therefore, the street right -of -way
abandoned by this ordinance is no longer needed for corporate purposes, except as otherwise noted below;
and
WHEREAS, the abandonment of Ray Winder Drive will cause no public inconvenience but will
allow for a new, environmentally sensitive parking surface to be installed in the area to better provide for
the public welfare, safety, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby releases, vacates, and abandons Ray Winder Drive in War
Memorial Park, City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, as a public right -of -way, but retains the
existing drainage and utility easement rights, said right -of -way being described as:
A forty (40) -foot wide strip of property running west 281.06 feet from South Monroe
Street within War Memorial Park, in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Section 2. A copy of this ordinance, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall be filed in the real estate
records of the recorder of the Circuit Clerk in ex- officio recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in fu11JjQrra,gd�
effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional were not p�ig�in C
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Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
PASSED: June 5, 2012
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Toya inson, Assistan ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci Attorney
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