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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD074640 • 0 BILL NO. is / INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEN: WILLCOXON AND SCRIVNER ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING AS A PUBLIC STREET A PORTION OF BENTON STREET, RESERVING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY VACATED FOR SANITARY SERVER, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE, AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING ;'I) THE MAYOR AND THE CITY 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 the City of Jefferson Missouri, has been petitioner toy vacate a portion of Benton Street, as herein- after described, so that the right of way thereof will be discontinued for purposes of a public street, and WHEREAS, said petition has been studied by the City Council of the City, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the portion of Benton Street petitioned for vacation has never been improved, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the portion of the existing right of way of Benton Street petitioned for vacation has been 'occupied by sewer and public utility facilities, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and believes that it would be appropriate and reasonable and in the public interest to vacate as a public street that part o Benton Street herein- after described, subject to a reservation in the Cit,y__of -an ,, easement in that portion of Benton 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. Having considered a petition for the vacation of the following described portion of the right of way of Benton Street for public street purposes, and having found that it is appropriate, reasonable and in the public interest to grant,the petition, the City Council does hereby declare that the following described portion of the right of way of Benton Street is, and it is hereby, vacated and forever - discontinued as a right of way for public street purposes, subject to the reservation in the City of the.easement mentioned in Section 2 of this ordinance: • 1*1 0 under, over and upon that portion of the right of way of Benton 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 City 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 Sec ion 1 of this ordinance, in the right of way vacated. r - Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Attest: City Clerk I