HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08407 BILL NO. �7
`J.N'T'RODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE NO. 8 yo 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , VACATING AND
DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC STREET A PORTION OF CHURCH STREET,
RESERVING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY VACATED
FOR SANITARY SEWER, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, AND PUBLIC UTILITY
PURPOSES, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR AND CLERK OF
THE CITY TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED TO CONFIRM IN THE
ABUT'T'ING 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 owners of land adjacent to and
�. abutting upon Church Street in the City, have petitioned the City
Council to vacate a part of the right of way of Church 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 a right of way for a public thoroughfare and vacate a part of
Church Street, as described in Section 1 of this ordinance ,
subject to a reservation in the City of an easement in that
portion of Church 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 JEFFERSON4
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
forever vacate the following described portion of Church Street
in said City, subject to the reservation in the City of the
easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance:
"That part of Church Street from the South right-
of-way line of High Street southerly 140 feet to
the North right-of-way line of a 12 foot alley as
per plat of St. Louis Heights in Plat Rook 3,
Page 10 , Cole County Recorder' s Office. "
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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, and easement in,
under, over and upon that portion of the right of way of Church
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
y . the Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to
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execute all instruments required to confirm the reversionary
rights of the owners of property abutting on the area vacated,
as described in Section 1 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 - ' 7/ Approved
President of the Council Mayor
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City Clerk
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