07-9933r
RESOLUTION NO. 9933
RESOLUTION DECLARING ADEQUACY OF PETITION FOR VACATION OF A STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUEST TO
VACATE A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY (EMERSON AVENUE)
WHEREAS, the City has received a petition for the vacation of Right-of-Way legally
described as follows:
The west 30.00 feet of the north 240.00 feet of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 28, Rnage 24, also
known as Emerson Avenue South, per Book 2242 Deeds, page 425, Document No. 3214883
Together with that part of the west 30.00 feet of said East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33 which lies southerly of said north
240.00 feet thereof and which lies northerly of the right of way line of Interstate No. 494 per
Book 2408 Deeds, page 259, Document No. 3431114
Together with that part of Emerson Avenue South as dedicated in the plat of CLOVERLEAF
ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, which lies southerly of the north line of the
West Half of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 33, Township 28, Range 24 and which lies northerly of the westerly extension of said
northerly right of way line of Interstate No. 494 per Book 2408 of Deeds, page 259, Document
No. 3431114.
All in Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, Richfield City Code Subsection 820.03 requires that a petition for vacation
of a street or alley be signed by the owners of at least half of the land abutting the street or
alley to be vacated; and
WHEREAS, the owners of at least 50 percent of the land abutting on the street
easement to be vacated have signed the petition for vacation of the street easement; and
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Richfield, Minnesota as follows:
1. A certain petition requesting the vacation of a portion of Emerson Avenue, as
described above, in the City of Richfield, filed with the City on April 30,2007, is
declared to be signed by the owners of the required percentage of property
affected thereby. This declaration is made in conformity with Richfield City Code
Subsection 820.03.
2. A public hearing on the proposed street right-of-way vacation is scheduled for
June 12, 2007. The City Clerk is directed to publish notice of the public hearing
in the City's official newspaper once at least ten days prior to the public hearing.
The Zoning Administrator is directed to send a mailed notice to affected property
owners at least ten days prior to the public hearing.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 22nd day of May,
2007. ~ GeB;-
Debbie Goettel, Mayor
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