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RESOLUTION VACATING A PORTION OF PLATTED LAKE AVENUE AND ADJACENT LAND BETWEEN SUPERIOR STREET AND MICHIGAN STREET IN DOWNTOWN DULUTH.
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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 (e) 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 the street, highway and/or right-of-way easement areas are not needed for public street, highway and/or right-of-way purposes; and
(c) The city planning commission, at a Tuesday, May 12, 2020 regular meeting, recommended approval of the vacation petition; and
(d) The city council finds that the street, highway and/or right-of-way easements proposed to be vacated:
1. are not and will not be needed for the safe and efficient circulation of automobiles, trucks, bicycles or pedestrians or otherwise for the efficient supply of utilities or public services in the City; and
2. are 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 street, highway and/or right-of-way easements legally described on the attached Exhibit A and depicted on the attached Exhibit B.:
(f) That the city clerk is, pursuant to Section 100 (b)(7) of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Duluth, 1959, 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 street, highway and/or right-of-way easements to be vacated.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution vacates platted Lake Avenue between Superior Street and Mic...
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