HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6326 10/06/2014ORDINANCE NO. 6326 (SPECIAL)
AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING VACATION ORDINANCE NO. 6213
The Common Council of the City of Springfield finds that:
WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, the Springfield City Council adopted Vacation Ordinance No.
6213 vacating a segment of 181h Street north of Q Street; and
WHEREAS, the vacation action was initiated by request of an adjacent property owner to
facilitate development of a commercial site; and
WHEREAS, a Condition of Vacation Ordinance No. 6213 is the provision that the five adjacent
parcels under common ownership are consolidated with the vacated right-of-way into a single
development site; and
WHEREAS, there was no compliance with the condition requiring consolidation of the five
adjacent lots under common ownership; and
WHEREAS, in fact, the commercial development project was apparently subsequently
abandoned and one or more of the adjacent properties were foreclosed and sold to multiple
property owners; and
WHEREAS, the vacated segment of 18th Street is not a viable, developable parcel on its own and
must be reinstated and affirmed as public right-of-way to ensure legal and physical access is
maintained for all the adjacent properties.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing recitals, the City of Springfield does ordain as
follows:
Vacation Ordinance No. 6213 is hereby rescinded and declared null and void.
ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this _ 6 day of october
2014 by a vote of 4 for and 0 against. (1 absent - Ralston)
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Springfield this 6 day of October _______,2014.
Christine Lundberg, Mayor
ATTEST:
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