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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , VACATING AND
DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC STREET A PORTION OF GIPFERT LANE,
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
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 owners of land adjacent
to and abutting upon Gipfert Lane in the City, have peti-
tioned the City Council to vacate a part of the right of way
of Gipfert Lane as a public thoroughfare ; and
WHEREAS, it has further been shown that it would not
inconvenience the public or the citizens of the City to dis-
continue as a right of way for a public thoroughfare and
vacate a part of Gipfert Lane , as described in Section 1 of
�► this ordinance, subject to a reservation in the City of an
easement in that portion of Gipfert Lane vacated for the main-
tenance, 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
i BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
I 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 Gipfert
Lane in said City, subject to the reservation in the City of
the easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance:
All that portion of Gipfert Lane lying north of
U. S. Route 50 , a distance of 415 feet more or less .
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
Gipfert Lane , as described in Section 1 of this ordinance,
for purposes of repairing, maintaining, servicing, locating
{ and relocating all sanitary sewer surface water drainage
�i and public utility facilities now existing or hereafter to
t be constructed within said area.
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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 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: /&--- Approved:—
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President of he Council Mayor
Attest:
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