82-54
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
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RESOLUTION
Dated: September 7, 1982
Motion by Councilmember Horn
Resolution No. 82-54
Seconded by Councilmember Hamilton
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PROCEDURE
FOR THE PROCESSING OF STREET
VACATION AND EASEMENT VACATION PETITIONS
WHEREAS, Sections 412.851 and 462.358(7) of Minnesota
Statutes, empower the City Council to vacate streets, alleys,
public grounds, public ways, utility easements, boulevard reserves,
sewer easements, drainage easements, electric easements, telephone
easements, telegraph easements, gas easements, and steam
easements, either on its own motion or upon the petition of a
majority of the owners of the land abutting on the area to be
vacated; and
WHEREAS, all such vacation proceedings, must be pro-
ceeded by a public hearing, published notice of such hearing,
and posted notice of such hearing; and
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WHEREAS, the Council desires to consider on its merits
each petition for any such vacation coming before it provided
that said petition meets the standards set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
A. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to schedule on the Council's meeting agenda the
requisite public hearing on each such vacation petition
which is filed with his office,
1. Provided that such petition sets forth with clarity
the location of the area to be vacated, and
2. Provided further that said petition has been signed by
at least one owner of property abutting on the
area to be vacated, and
3. Provided further that th~ petitioner shall have fully
paid the petition fee and costs deposit as set
forth in Ordinance No. 71, or its successor ordinance,
if any.
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That the Council will consider any vacation petition
meeting the standards set forth in subsection "A" above;
any petition not meeting said standards will be considered
only after the Council, by specific resolution or motion,
has ordered a public hearing on the same.
C. In the case of any petition meeting the standards
set forth in suchsection "A" above, the City Manager shall
give posted notice and published notice of the public
hearing as required by law.
D. In the event of the absence or disability of the
Manager, the City's Community Development Director is
authorized and directed to exercise the powers and duties
set forth hereinabove.
day of
Passed and adopted
September
by the City Council this 7th
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Hamilton
Neveaux
Swenson
Horn
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