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RESOLUTION VACATING THE PLATTED ALLEY BETWEEN MYRTLE STREET AND TEAK STREET, RETAINING A UTILITY EASEMENT OVER THE PART OF ALLEY LYING EASTERLY OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 25.
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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 not needed for public street purposes; and
(c) The city planning commission, at its Tuesday, August 8, 2017 regular meeting, recommended approval of the vacation petition; and
(d) The city council of the city of Duluth approves the vacation of the platted easement described below and shown in Attachment 1:
ALLEY TO BE VACATED:
All that part of the 16.00 foot wide alley dedicated in Block 28, DULUTH HEIGHTS, SIXTH DIVISION.
UTILITY EASEMENT TO BE RETAINED:
All that part of said vacated alley lying easterly of the east line of Lot 25 and its northerly extension.
(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 portions of an undeveloped alley between Myrtle Street and Teak Street, running parallel to West Central Entrance.
On August 8, 2017, the Duluth city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal as shown in Attachment 2, and voted 8 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions to recommend the city council approve the ...
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