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RESOLUTION VACATING THE 30 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY LYING SOUTHERLY AND ADJACENT TO BLOCK 3, HYDE PARK (JOHN F. AND KRISTINE CURTIS).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that:
(a) The city council finds a sufficient petition was filed with the city requesting the vacation described in (d) below; and
(b) 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 useless for all purposes; and
(c) The city planning commission, at its Tuesday, February 9, 2016 regular meeting, recommended approval of the vacation petition; and
(d) The city council of the city of Duluth approves the vacation of the platted road easement, maintaining a public utility easement, described below:
VACATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
All that part of the 30 foot wide right of way lying southerly and adjacent to Block 3, HYDE PARK, according to the recorded plat thereof, St. Louis County, Minnesota.
(e) That the city clerk is, pursuant to Section 100 (b)(7) of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Duluth, 1912, as amended, authorized to record, with the register of deeds and/or the registrar of titles of Saint Louis County, Minnesota, a certified copy of this resolution showing the platted easement to be vacated.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution vacates an undeveloped right of way adjacent to 8267 Congdon Boulevard, running between the railroad right of way on the west and Congdon Boulevard on the east.
On February 9, 2016, the Duluth city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal and voted 6 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions to recommend the city council approve the vacation.
The motion to approve the vacation by the city council must pr...
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