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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , AMENDING THE CITY
CODE BY DELETING SECTION 33-3, VACATING PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, AND
BY ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF ONE NEW SECTION PERTAINING TO THE SAME
SUBJECT MATTER.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Code is hereby amended by deleting Section
33-3, and enacting a new section, which shall read as follows :
Section 33-3. A public right-of-way for any street, alley, avenue,
drive, boulevard or other public thoroughfare may be vacated
by ordinance approved by Council. The vacating process may be
initiated by Council or by the following petition process .
(a) A written petition signed by two thirds ( 2/3 )
of the property owners abutting upon the right-of-way sought
to be vacated, accompanied by a description
of the involved right-of-way shall be filed with the City
Clerk.
(b) The petition shall be referred to the public works and planning
committee for consideration and a recommendation of action
by the City Council.
(c) If the Council, upon receipt of the recommendation of the
public works and planning committee, finds that the petition
for vacation should be approved, the proposed vacation shall
be further conditioned upon the passage and approval of
an ordinance declaring the involved right-of-way vacated
and discontinued for public purposes.
(d) Any easement which is, or which may reasonably be, required
for city sanitary sewer or surface water drainage facilities,
or for any gas, water, electrical, telephone or telegraph
facilities or services exist or will be constructed, shall
be reserved to and retained by the city in any ordinance
authorizing the approving the vacation of all or any part
of the involved right-of-way.
Section 2 . This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
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