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RESOLUTION VACATING THE WESTERN SECTION OF SOUTH 18TH AVENUE WEST BETWEEN WEST MICHIGAN STREET AND LOWER MICHIGAN STREET, MAINTAINING A PEDESTRIAN AND UTILITY EASEMENT OVER THE WESTERN 36 FEET.
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RESOLVED, that the city council finds as follows:
1. That a sufficient petition was filed with the city, requesting the vacation described below; and
2. Pursuant to Section 100 of the City Charter and Section 50-37.6 of Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code, as amended, such petition was duly referred to the city planning commission and such commission gave due notice of public hearing and did consider same in a public hearing and the city planning commission found that this portion of the street easement is not needed for public street purposes; and
3. The city planning commission, at its Tuesday, March 13, 2018 regular meeting, recommended approval of the vacation petition, with the condition that the city will retain a pedestrian and utility easement over a portion of the area to be vacated; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, the city council of the city of Duluth approves the vacation of the platted easement as described below:
RIGHT OF WAY TO BE VACATED:
All that part of the Eighteenth Avenue West right of way lying adjacent to Block 17, DULUTH PROPER SECOND DIVISION, according to the recorded plat thereof, St. Louis County, Minnesota described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Block 17; thence Southeasterly, along the Northeasterly line of said Block 17 for a distance of 100.00 feet to the intersection with a line parallel with and distant 100.00 feet Southeasterly of the Northeasterly extension of the Northwesterly line of said Block 17; thence Northeasterly, deflecting 90 degrees to the left, along said parallel line 36.00 feet to the intersection with a line parallel with and distant 36.00 feet Northeasterly of the Northeasterly line of said Block 17; thence Northwesterly, deflecting 90 degrees to the left, along said parallel line 100.00...
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