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ORDINANCE NO. g-7021-/- / AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEYS TO BE VACATED ARE DESCRIBED AS THE 1ST NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF WABASH STREET FROM THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST EWING AVENUE TO THE SOUTH RIGHT- OF-WAY OF THE 1ST EAST-WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WEST EWING AVENUE RUNNING BETWEEN MEADE AND WABASH STREETS,FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET IN LENGTH AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET,PART LOCATED IN HOMELAND 2ND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA. ALSO;THE 1ST EAST-WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WEST EWING AVENUE FROM THE WEST RIGHT-OF- WAY OF WABASH STREET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE 1ST NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF WABASH STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 129 FEET IN LENGTH AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET, PART LOCATED IN HOMELAND 2ND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-7-3-12,the Common Council is charged with the authority to hear all petitions to vacate ways or public places within the City. The following Ordinance vacates the above described public property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend having held a public hearing on the petition to vacate the following property: THE ALLEYS TO BE VACATED ARE DESCRIBED AS THE 1ST NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF WABASH STREET FROM THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WEST EWING AVENUE TO THE SOUTH RIGHT- OF-WAY OF THE 1ST EAST-WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WEST EWING AVENUE RUNNING BETWEEN MEADE AND WABASH STREETS,FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET IN LENGTH AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET,PART LOCATED IN HOMELAND 2ND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA. ALSO;THE 1ST EAST-WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WEST EWING AVENUE FROM THE WEST RIGHT-OF- WAY OF WABASH STREET TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE 1ST NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF WABASH STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 129 FEET IN LENGTH AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET, PART LOCATED IN HOMELAND 2ND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA. hereby determines that it is desirable to vacate said property. SECTION II. The City of South Bend hereby reserves the rights and easements of all utilities and the Municipal City of South Bend,Indiana to construct and maintain any facilities, including,but not limited to,the following: electric,telephone, gas,water, sewer, surface water control structures and ditches,within the vacated right-of-way,unless such rights are released by the individual utilities. SECTION III. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacating: Lots 198, 199, 200, 201, 253 SECTION IV. The purpose of the vacation of the real property is to: Clean and improve property now overgrown and reduce any traffic of these unimproved alleys in the future. SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor.