ORD NO 15-1994 0 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. Asp -1994
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY
BASEMENT.
WHEREAS, A Petition was duly filed by Robert Perkins, with the
City Council of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, asking
the City Council to vacate and abandon a portion of a
15 foot public utility easement running East to West
across the Northern portion of Lot 67, Oaklawn Addition
to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, that portion to
be vacated more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at a found iron pipe at the
Northwest corner of Lot 67 of said Oaklawn;
thence East, 33.5 feet along the North line of
said Lot 67; thence South, 8.6 feet to a point
on the Northwest corner of a structure for the
Point of beginning; thence South 87 degrees 08
minutes East, 26.8 feet along the North side
of said structure; thence South 02 degrees 52
minutes West, 5.0 feet along the East side of
said structure to a point on the South line of
a 15.0 foot water line easement; thence West,
26.8 feet along the South line of said 15.0
foot water line easement to a point on the
West side of said structure; thence North 02
degrees 52 minutes East, 6.5 feet to, the point
of beginning, containing 153 square feet or
0.004 acres more or less.
and,
WHEREAS, After due notice as required by law, the City Council
has at the time and place made notice, heard all persons
desiring to be heard on the question and has ascertained
that the portion of the easement hereinabove designated
had been dedicated to the public as a public utility ease-
ment and that that portion to be abandoned is not now
used by any public utility and has not been so used
for a period of more than five (5) years preceeding this
date; that the owners of the property abutting such
easement have expressed their consent to such abandon-
ment and the public interest and welfare are not
adversely affected by abandonment of the portion of said
easement:
0 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION I; THAT the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, hereby
releases, vacates and abandons all its rights, together
with rights of the public generally, in and to all of that
portion of a 15 foot public utility easement running East
to West across the Northern portion of Lot 67, Oaklawn
Addition to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, that
portion to be vacated more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at a found iron pipe at the
Northwest corner of Lot 67 of said Oaklawn;
thence East, 33.5 feet along the North line of
said Lot 67; thence South, 8.6 feet to a point
on the Northwest corner of a structure for the
Point of beginning; thence South 87 degrees 08
minutes East, 26.8 feet along the North side
of said structure; thence South 02 degrees 52
minutes West, 5.0 feet along the East side of
said structure to a point on the South line of
a 15.0 foot water line easement; thence West,
26.8 feet along the South line of said 15.0
foot water line easement to a point on the
West side of said structure; thence North 02
degrees 52 minutes East, 6.5 feet to. the point
of beginning, containing 153 square feet or
0.004 acres more or less.
SECTION 2: THAT a copy of the 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.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 16T11 DAY OF MAY ,19 94
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ATTESTED:
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CI Y LERK- TREASURER