File #: 18-0323R    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/12/2018 In control: Planning and Economic Development
On agenda: 4/23/2018 Final action: 4/23/2018
Title: RESOLUTION VACATING THE ENTIRE TEN-FOOT-WIDE UTILITY AND STREET EASEMENT WEST OF MISSOURI AVENUE AND SOUTH OF CHESTER WAY.
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1, 2. Attachment 2
Title
RESOLUTION VACATING THE ENTIRE TEN-FOOT-WIDE UTILITY AND STREET EASEMENT WEST OF MISSOURI AVENUE AND SOUTH OF CHESTER WAY.

Body
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, April 10, 2018 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 as described below:
RIGHT OF WAY TO BE VACATED:
The Southerly 10.00 feet of Lot 18, Block 5, SUPERIOR VIEW ADDITION TO
DULUTH, according to the recorded plat thereof, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Said utility easement contains 1,246 square feet or 0.03 acres.

(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 a ten-foot-wide utility and street easement west of Missouri Avenue and south of Chester Way. The utility and street easement is not needed for the safe and efficient circulation of automobiles, trucks, bicycles or pedestrians or the efficient supply of utilities or public services in the city.
On April 10, 2018, the Duluth city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal and voted 7 yeas, 0 nay...

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