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ORDINANCE No. UP 1.53
AN ORDINANCE VACATING, ABAMCNING AMID CLOSING
PCRTIONS OF CERTAIN ALLEYS LOCATED IN WESTROCK
ADDITION TO TFE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS,
IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE WESTROCK AREA PROJECT,
PROJECT ARK R -4, AND FOR OTFER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10,870, duly adopted
by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, on November
17, 1958, the Urban Renewal Plan of the Housing Authority of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, for the Westrock Area Project, Project ARK R -4, was
formally approved; and
WBEREAS, said Board of Directors in said Ordinance found that in order
to implement and facilitate the effectuation of said Urban Renewal Plan,
certain official action must be taken by the Board of Directors, including
the vacation and removal of streets, alleys and other public Kays, the establish-
ment of new street patterns, changes in zoning, and the location and relocation
of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, all as provided for in
said Plan; and
WBEREAS, the objectives of said Plan have now been sufficiently attained
to require that official action be taken to vacate, close and abandon the
hereinafter described portions of certain alleys in Westrock Addition to the
City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, in .addition to those portions
of certain streets and alleys in said Westrock Project closed by Ordinance
No. 11041 enacted March 21, 1960; and
WHEREAS, said portions of said alleys are no longer needed for use
for travel by motor vehicle, pedestrian or other traffic and for means of
access to other lands, and are accordingly no longer needed for corporate
purposes; and
WHEREAS, under said Urban Renewal Plan provision is made for other
suitable, safe, adequate and convenient means of access to and egress from
the area involved; and
WHEREAS, in order to better provide for the public welfare, safety,
comfort and convenience of the general public, the inhabitants of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the users of said alleys, it is necessary to
vacate, close and abandon those portions of alleys hereinafter specifically
described:
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NOW, THEREFORE, EE IT ORDAINED BY TflE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the use,
as public alleys, of those portions of the hereinafter described alleys
located in Idestrock Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County,
Arkansas, is no longer necessary and needed by adjoining landowners, the
general public and for access to other lands in the vicinity; that other
streets and routes are presently in existence which reasonable, safely
and adequately serve the needs of those members of the public, traveling
to and from areas now or previously served by said portions of the above
mentioned alleys; that said portions of said alleys are no longer required
for corporate purposes as public alleys and should accordingly be vacated,
abandoned, and closed, and all of the right, title and interest of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, except as hereinafter set forth in Section 3, in
the said vacated portions of said alleys should revert to the adjoining landowners.
Section 2. That the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, under its powers as
set forth in Arkansas Statutes (19117) Section 19- 2304, and Section 19 -3029,
hereby vacates, abandons and closes the following described alleys, and
relinquishes, grants and conveys onto the adjoining landowners all of the
right, title and interest of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, of its
inhabitants, and the public generally, except as hereinafter set forth in
Section 3, in said alleys, to -wit:
All of the alleys running generally north and south
in Blocks 1, 2, 6 and 7, Westrock Addition to the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Section 3. There is expressly reserved unto the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and all duly authorized public utilities, their successors and
assigns, easements upon, over and across the full width of said alleys being
vacated, abandoned and closed, for the purpose of installing and maintaining
utility lines, said easements to be shown upon and established by a replat
to be filed by the owners of the adjoining lands in the area.
Section 4. That a copy of this Ordinance, duly certified by theCity
Clerk, shall be filed in the office of the Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas,
and recorded in the Deed Records of said County.
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Section 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED: February 20, 1961
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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Mayor-
City Clerk