ORD NO 08-1995 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. -1995
AN ORDINANCE FOR ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF A STREET RIGHT -OF-
WAY IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
WHEREAS, A Petition was filed with the City Council of the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, asking the City Council to abandon a
portion of a street right -of -way easement lying East of North
21st Street and North of Harrison Street; and
WHEREAS, The City Council did on the 27th day of February, 1995, pass
a Resolution setting a date for hearing on the Petition and
ordering the City Clerk to give notice of such hearing as
required by Arkansas Statutes; and
WHEREAS, After due notice as required by law, the Council has, at the
time and place set out therein, heard all persons desiring
to be heard on the question and has ascertained that the
street right -of -way easement hereinabove designated has
heretofore been dedicated to the public use as a street right
of -way easement and that a portion of said street right -of-
way easement is unnecessary and the public interest and
welfare are not adversely affected by the abandonment of a
portion of said street right -of -way easement, so long as
public utility easements are reserved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: THAT the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, hereby releases,
vacates and abandons a portion of a street right -of -way lying
East of North 21st Street and North of Harrison Street, more
particularly described as follows:
Tract A
Part of North 21st Street right of way West of Lots 10 t
and 111 Block 1, Stevensons Addition, an addition to the
City of Van Buren, Arkansas out of the Southwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 9 North,
Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Crawford
County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of Block 1 of said
Stevensons Addition; thence North, 16.07 feet along the
West line of said Block 1 to a point where the West line
of said Block 1 intersects an existing Carport Canopy for
the Point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 04
minutes 53 seconds West, 10.84 feet to the Southwest
corner of said existing Carport Canopy; thence North 01
degrees 55 minutes 07 seconds East, 23.58 feet to the
Northwest corner of said existing Carport Canopy; thence
South 88 degrees 04 minutes 53 seconds East, 10.05 feet
to a point where the West line of said Block 1 intersects
said existing Carport Canopy; thence South 23.60 feet
along the West line of said Block 1 to the Point of
beginning, containing 246 square feet or 0.006 acre, more
or less.
Tract B
Part of North 21st Street right of way West of Lots 10
and 11, Block 1, Stevensons Addition, an addition to the
City of Van Buren, Arkansas out of the Southwest Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 9 North,
Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Crawford
County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Southwest corner of Block 1 of said
Stevensons Addition; thence North 39.13 feet along the
West line of said Block 1 to a point where the West line
of said Block 1 intersects the South side of an existing
Dwelling for the point of beginning; thence North 88
degrees 04 minutes 53 seconds West, 0.76 feet to the
Southwest corner of said Dwelling; thence North 01
degrees 55 minutes 07 seconds East, 22.60 feet to a point
where the West line of said Block 1 intersects the West
line of said Dwelling; thence South 22.62 feet along the
West line of said Block 1 to the point of beginning,
containing 9 square feet of 0.0002 acre, more or less.
SECTION 2: THAT a copy of this Ordinance bearing original signatures
and duly certified by the City Clerk shall be filed in the
Miscellaneous Records of the Circuit clerk of Crawford
County, Arkansas.
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SECTION 3: that this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage. I
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 20TH DAY OF MARCH ,19 95
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MAYOR
ATTESTED:
CIT CLERK TREASURER
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