HomeMy Public PortalAbout02026 O R D I N A N C E NO. 2026
AN ORDINANCE, declaring the necessity for the
acquisition of easements within certain existing property within
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, for the purpose of
permitting construction of sewers therein to serve the needs of
residents of the area and authorizing the acquisition of such
easements by purchase or by the institution of condemnation
proceedings, with an emergency clause.
WHEREAS, there exists within The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District an area of St. Louis County, Missouri known as Sub-
district No. 323 (Lilac Central) of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District wherein there live and work numerous people; and
WHEREAS, sanitary sewage gathered from such area will
have no alternative means of disposition to crossing said property
and will constitute a menace to public health and welfare of the
general public and the residents of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District; and
WHEREAS, it is the purpose and design of The
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to protect the public health
by constructing sanitary sewers over and across said area in order
to relieve and alleviate these conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. In order to protect the public health
and relieve insanitary and dangerous conditions, it is necessary
to appropriate and acquire by the exercise of eminent domain or
otherwise, an easement for the use of a sewer line as hereinafter
set forth, and the right of ingress and egress over the premises
sought to be condemned for access to such easement, said permanent
easement being more particularly described as follows:
A strip of land of varying width across, and adjoining the
rear line of LOT 215 of LOTS 178 to 241 of RIVERVIEW GARDENS,
a subdivision in St. Louis County, Mo., as per plat thereof
recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 28, St. Louis County
Recorder's Office and which strip of land is described as:
Beginning in the east line of said LOT 215 distant 291.82'
northwardly therealong from the southeast corner of said LOT
215; thence northwardly along said east line 21.18' to the
northeast corner of said lot; thence southwestwardly along
the northern line of said LOT 215 to its northwest corner,
being 200.00' northwardly along the west line of said lot
from its southwest corner; thence eastwardly, perpendicular
to said west line, 19.39'; and thence northeastwardly in a
straight line, 122.19' to the beginning.
Section Two. Counsel for The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District be and is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase,
if possible, subject to approval of the Board of Trustees, or to
institute and prosecute an action in condemnation, as authorized
by law, if necessary, to appropriate and acquire the aforesaid
interests in private property.
Section Three. Acquisition of said property as an
essential part of a sewage system to serve the local area named is
urgently required for protection of the public health.
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Accordingly, an emergency exists within the meaning of the Plan
and this Ordinance shall therefore take effect immediately upon
its enactment. The foregoing Ordinance was adopted April 23, 1970.