HomeMy WebLinkAbout12091ORDINANCE NO. 129091
AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABANDONING AND CLOSING
CERTAIN ALLEYS LOCATED IN THE HIGH STREET URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT, PROJECT NO. ARK R -6, IN THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, a Petition was duly filed by the Housing
Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Philander
Smith College, with the Board of Directors of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, asking the Board of Directors to vacate, abandon
and close certain alleys located in the High Street Urban Renewal
Project, No. ARK R -6, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, which
alleys were described in said Petition and are hereinafter set
forth; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Resolution No. 2601,
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, on November 21, 1960, the Urban Renewal Plan of the
Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for the
High Street Urban Renewal Project, Project No. ARK R -6, was formally
approved, which plan included the closing of the subject alleys,
hereinafter specifically described; and
WHEREAS, after due notice as required by law, the Board
of Directors has, at the time and place designated in the Notice,
heard all persons desiring to be heard on the question and has
ascertained that certain alleys hereinafter described are no longer
needed or required for corporate purposes or for use by the general
public; that Petitioners, Housing Authority of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, and Philander Smith College, are the only abutting
landowners upon the alleys to be closed in these proceedings, and
accordingly all abutting landowners have consented to such abandon-
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ment, and that the public interest and welfare will not be
adversely affected by the abandonment thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. 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 following particularly
described property:
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North-Soutlj alley in Elor-k 221, Ori-in- I City
Of Little Rock.. Pulclsll:i County, Ar ,��'kncnss (I,Jocjc
bOLIlIded by COille- Stqt.0 aild 1.7�-
, V,'C'st 13LIi) -"L: 14th
Streets) mare Particularly e'C"sc-ribc.,j as folloc•,,S:
Beginnin- at the northeast corner of Lot 1, run
easterly 20 feet to the northv, ost corner of Lot 12;
thence run southerly 300 feet aloij, thr-, eastern
R.O.W. lino of said north-souLI, cnlL'
-L alley to the
southw2st col:llc'r of Lot 7; thence, run westerly
20 feet to the southeast corner of Lot 6; thence
run northerly 300 feet PloD,, the western R.O.W.
line of said north:-south alley to the northeast
corner of Lot I the point of beginninc,
2. An Oppirent dodicaLiol, of a north- -south strip of
land in Block 243, 01-joinnI. City of Little Roc',-
PL11,1Ski Count- L'
Y, Ark (Block- bounded by Chester,
Wost 14th, 17--tycl aIIJ ;,.'Ost 13th Streets) more
PIIrt5-cU1-,-II.-ly described as follows:
Beginning at the no.-,:thot�s
e,q S L:Cr -, . t corner of . Lot 1. run
ly 3.3 feet to the ijortjjj-.,,-�st
thence YLI 1-1 S 0 t P, , I Co-rlIC)r Of T.oc 1.2.1
150ft �I I
0-Tillon, the west.
boun(lovy 11ILe of I,Ots' 10, 11- amd 12 to the SO"Ithl7r.st
coa,11".,1- of J,0U 1.0; thollcc,2 YLIn v;c-stcrly 3.3 feet to
the SOU',J)",-,st co ?-rlc)' of Lot: 3; thonce, run rlortil"-.rjy
150 feat glom, the cz-1st bounrlic-ry Jjjj(, of Lots 1, 2
and 3 to the 11oYLIK',C!st corner of J,r)L 1. the Point Of
beginning•
3. North•south alley in Block 2114, Origirlcll City of
Little ro,,i,, PUIPSEki County, Arkansas
(Flock boun
ded by 14th, Chester anal j -2st 13th Streets)
more dcscrjbcd is follo-ws:
B--;,innj.iv,- at the north ^ast: co)-.
:11e)- Of Lot 1, run easterly
r Of Lot 1.2; YLIII
20 feet tO n0?^thw ,- L coi�nr
soutlic)-ly 300 feet: ai.op,- the CIstern R.0.11. line of
Said north -south alley to the SO'Llth -- St COY110�.' Of
Lot 7; A 1 "
i-eC' to the SOLIth-OaiLt
run w-'ste). -y 20
Lot 6; thr-iicc., YL111 I'10-1
CO3.1-107, of 300 fc,-oc.
the w stern
of said north-cOULI-I 0110y to
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010 110).-Cheast corner of I,,)L 1 t1lo PC-);.-. of
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4. Not south cll.]eY 'it Block 216, City of
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Section 2. That the rights now held by any public
utility company, under the laws of the State of Arkansas or under
grant heretofore made by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to use
the alleys described above in Section 1, shall not be abrogated,
diminished or changed by the enactment of this ordinance, and
utility easements now in effect are specifically excepted from
this closing.
Section 3. A copy of this ordinance, duly certified by
the City Clerk,shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of
Pulaski County, Arkansas, and recorded in the deed records of said
County.
Section 4. The redevelopment of the lands now owned by
Petitioner, Housing Authority of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
and Petitioner, Philander Smith College will be seriously delayed
if said alleys are not closed and vacated immediately. An emergency
is therefore declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public welfare shall take
effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED: June 17, 1968
ATTEST:
CLERK
APPROVED: