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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08234 BILL NO._/© �3 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN ORDINANCE NO. 7�� AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC STREET A PORTION OF CAMBRIDGE STREET, ESERVING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY VACATED FOR SANITARY SEWER, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES s, ND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CLERK OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM IN THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS THEIR RIGHT OF REVERSION IN THE VACATED AREA. WHEREAS, it has been shown to the City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, that an owner of land adjacent to and abutting upon Cambridge Street in the City, has petitioned the City Council to vacate a part of the right of way of Cambridge Street as a public thoroughfare; and WHEREAS, it has further been shown that it would not incon- venience the public or the citizens of the City to discontinue as right of way for a public thoroughfare and vacate a part of Cambridge Street, as described in Section 1 of this ordinance, subject to a reservation in the City of an easement in that portion of Cambridge Street vacated for the maintenance, repair, location and relocation of all sanitary sewer, surface water sewer or public utility facilities now existing or hereafter to be constructed within said right of way, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS : Section 1. The City Council of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, hereby declares it necessary, reasonable and proper to discontinue as a right of way for a public thoroughfare and for- ever vacate the following described portion of Cambridge Street in said City, subject to the reservation in the City of the easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance: "All that portion of Cambridge Street lying east of the west line of Lot 4 of Block 4 and of the west line of Lot 8 of Block 6 of West Hills Subdivision, as said subdivision appears per plat of record in Plat Book 5 at Page 53, Cole County Recorder' s Office." kr Section 2. The City of Jefferson, Missouri, does hereby expressly reserve to itself, its successors and licensees, and all public utility companies within the City, an easement in, under, over and upon that portion of the right of way of Cambridge Street, as described in Section 1 of this ordinance, for purposes of repairing, maintaining, servicing, locating and relocating all sanitary sewer surface water drainage and public utility facilities now existing or hereafter to be constructed within said area. Section 3. The statutory right of reversion in the owners of the abutting property is hereby confirmed, subject to the easement expressly reserved in Section 2 of this ordinance, as is provided by the laws of the State of Missouri, and the Mayor and the Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute all instruments required to confirm the reversionary rights of the owners of property abutting on the area vacated, as described in Section I of this ordinance, in the right .of way vacated. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Passed J170 "' Approved C)A V41 A---/" resident of the Co cil ayor Attest City Clerk