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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY; <br /> THE STREET TO BE VACATED IS A PORTION OF UNITED DRIVE (PRAIRIE <br /> AVENUE) FROM THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SCOTT STREET TO THE <br /> SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN <br /> RAILROAD OVERPASS. A SECOND PORTION TO BE VACATED IS SAID <br /> UNITED DRIVE BEGINNING AT THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID <br /> NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD OVERPASS THENCE NORTH TO <br /> THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTH STREET <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-7-3-12, the Common Council is <br /> charged with the authority to hear all petitions to vacate public ways or public <br /> places within the City. <br /> The following Ordinance vacates the above described public property. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL <br /> OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: <br /> SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend having held <br /> a public hearing on the petition to vacate the following property: <br /> THE STREET TO BE VACATED IS A PORTION OF UNITED DRIVE <br /> (PRAIRIE AVENUE) FROM THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SCOTT STREET <br /> TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE OF THE NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN <br /> RAILROAD OVERPASS FOR A DISTANCE OF 750 FEET, PLUS OR MINUS <br /> AND A WIDTH OF 80 FEET. A SECOND PORTION TO BE VACATED OF SAID <br /> UNITED DRIVE BEGINNING AT THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID <br /> NORFOLK AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD OVERPASS THENCE NORTH TO <br /> THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTH STREET FOR A DISTANCE <br /> OF 63.49 FEET, MORE OR LESS AND A WIDTH OF 80 FEET. SAID RIGHT- <br /> OF-WAY BEING A PART OF STUDEBAKER CORP. REPLAT AND STATE <br /> BANK OF INDIANA PLAT OF OUTLOTS, TOWN (NOW CITY) OF SOUTH <br /> BEND, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA <br /> Hereby determines that it is desirable to vacate said property. <br /> SECTION 11. The City of South Bend hereby reserves the rights and <br /> easements of all utilities and the Municipal City of South Bend, Indiana, to <br /> construct and maintain any facilities, including, but not limited to, the following: <br /> electric, telephone, gas, water, sewer, surface water control structures and <br /> ditches, within the vacated right-of-way, unless such rights are released by the <br /> individual utilities. <br />