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RESOLUTION VACATING PART OF PLATTED GRAND AVENUE IN THE PLAT OF OAKLAND PARK ADDITION, ALSO KNOWN AS OAKLAND AVENUE, AND RETAINING A UTILITY EASEMENT OVER A PORTION OF THE VACATION AREA.
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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 (PL 19-031) and such commission gave due notice of public hearing and did consider same in a public hearing and the city planning commission found that all of the street easement except for that portion to be retained as a utility easement, is not needed for vehicular, pedestrian or utility purposes; and
(c) The city planning commission, at its Tuesday, May 14, 2019 regular meeting, recommended approval of the street vacation while retaining a 20-foot-wide utility easement along the westerly portion of the vacation area extending from Gold Street to Halsey Alley; and
(d) Subject to Paragraph (f) below, the city council of the city of Duluth approves the vacation of the platted street and retention of a utility easement described below and shown in Attachment 1:
STREET TO BE VACATED:
That portion of Oakland Avenue (Grand Avenue per plat) of Oakland Park Addition according to the recorded plat thereof, St. Louis County, Minnesota, which lies between the south line of Maryland Street (James Street per plat) and the extension of the southern line of Block 27 Oakland Park Addition.
UTILITY EASEMENT TO BE RETAINED:
The western most 20 foot strip of said vacated Oakland Avenue (Grand Avenue per plat) which lies between the extension of the northern line of Block 20 and the extension of the southern line of Block 28 Oakland Park Addition is to be retained for utility easement purposes.
(e) Subject to Paragrap...
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