Vacate - First East West Alley North of Edison Rd

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ORDINANCE NO. 2S 9 - g(, AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: The first East-West Alley North of Edison Road running West from the first North- South Alley West of Hickory for a dis- tance of 420 feet lying between Lots 1 through 10 and 17 through 26 of Edison Road Addition to the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, 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 public 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 first East-West Alley North of Edison Road running West from the first North-South Alley West of Hickory for a distance of 420 feet lying between Lots 1 through 10 and 17 through 26 of Edison Road Addition to the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, 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 1 through 10 and 17 through 26 in Edison Road Addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana. SECTION IV. The purpose of the vacation of the real property is to: eliminate the right-of-way for the alley which has never been improved and is not necessary for the access or safety of any of the abutting property. SECTION V. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.