File #: 19-0444R    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/12/2019 In control: Planning and Economic Development
On agenda: 6/24/2019 Final action: 6/24/2019
Title: RESOLUTION VACATING A 56.41 FOOT LONG SECTION OF THE PLATTED RIGHT OF WAY OF 4TH STREET, N/K/A RECYCLE WAY BETWEEN ONEOTA STREET AND TRUNK HIGHWAY NO. 35.
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1, 2. Attachment 2
Title
RESOLUTION VACATING A 56.41 FOOT LONG SECTION OF THE PLATTED RIGHT OF WAY OF 4TH STREET, N/K/A RECYCLE WAY BETWEEN ONEOTA STREET AND TRUNK HIGHWAY NO. 35.

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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, January 8, 2019 regular meeting, recommended approval of the vacation petition, subject to the reservation of the utility easement as described in the petition exhibits; and
(d) The city council finds that, with the reservation of the reserved utility easement, the street proposed to be vacated:
1. is not and will not be needed for the safe and efficient circulation of automobiles, trucks, bicycles or pedestrians in[DE1] the City; and
2. is not otherwise needed to promote the public health, safety or welfare of the citizens of Duluth.
(e) The city council of the city of Duluth approves the vacation of the platted street easement as described below subject to the retention of a utility easement as described below::
RIGHT OF WAY TO BE VACATED:
All that part of the platted Right Of Way of Recycle Way, formerly known as Ramsey Street, and platted as 4th Street North, according to the recorded plats of ALTERED PLAT OF WEST DULUTH THIRD DIVISION and WEST DULUTH SEVENTH DIVISION, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying southerly and easterly of the southeasterly line of Trunk Highway No. 35 according to the recorded Minnesota Department of Transportation Right of Way Plat No. 69-106, and west ...

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