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File #: 1288-15    Version: 1 Name: Barkley St ROW closure
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 10/9/2015 In control: Urban County Council
On agenda: 10/22/2015 Final action: 10/22/2015
Enactment date: 10/22/2015 Enactment #: O-119-2015
Title: An Ordinance closing Barkley St.; determining that the property owner abutting the street to be closed has been identified, provided with written notice of the proposed closing, and consented thereto in writing; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Quitclaim Deed and any other documents necessary to transfer the former right-of-way to the abutting owner, subject to the reservation of easements and restrictions. [Dept. of Environmental Quality and Public Works, Holmes]
Attachments: 1. Bluesheet Memo - Barkley St, 2. 2015_09_11_15_23_49, 3. Memo to Law Dept - Barkley St, 4. ROW Map - Barkley St, 5. ORDINANCE - 119-2015
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An Ordinance closing Barkley St.; determining that the property owner abutting the street to be closed has been identified, provided with written notice of the proposed closing, and consented thereto in writing; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Quitclaim Deed and any other documents necessary to transfer the former right-of-way to the abutting owner, subject to the reservation of easements and restrictions. [Dept. of Environmental Quality and Public Works, Holmes]
Summary
Authorization to execute a transfer of the Barkley Street right-of-way to the adjacent property owner Lexington MLK, LLC. LFUCG Division Directors and utility company representatives have responded with comments and consented to this request. Lexington MLK, LLC will accept full responsibility of the maintenance and repair of the right-of-way. There is no budgetary impact. (L1288-15)(Holmes)
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WHEREAS, the Urban County Government has the exclusive authority, pursuant to Chapter 67A and Section 82.405 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, to close a public way or any part thereof within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the Urban County Government Divisions of Police, Fire & Emergency Services, Waste Management, Water Quality, Streets & Roads, Engineering, Traffic Engineering, and Planning, and affected public utilities, have reviewed the proposed closing of Barkley Street; and
WHEREAS, Lexington MLK, LLC is the owner of the properties abutting Barkley Street, which is proposed for closing; and
WHEREAS, Lexington MLK, LLC has received written notice of the proposed closing and has g...

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