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File #: 0467-14    Version: 1 Name: Proposed closure of Prospect Ave and a portion of Simpson Ave.
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 5/5/2014 In control: Urban County Council
On agenda: 6/5/2014 Final action: 6/5/2014
Enactment date: 6/5/2014 Enactment #: O-063-2014
Title: An Ordinance closing Prospect Ave. and a portion of Simpson Ave.; determining that all property owners abutting the streets or portions thereof to be closed have been identified, provided with written notice of the proposed closing and consented thereto in writing; and authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute quitclaim deeds transferring the former right-of-way to the abutting owners, subject to the reservation of easements for access and maintenance of existing utilities in the former right-of-way. [Dept. of Environmental Quality and Public Works, Martin]
Attachments: 1. Commissioners Memo.pdf, 2. Submittal to Law Prospect.pdf, 3. Boundary Survey Simpson and Prospect Closure.pdf, 4. 00440004.pdf, 5. Ordinance 63-2014.pdf
Title
An Ordinance closing Prospect Ave. and a portion of Simpson Ave.; determining that all property owners abutting the streets or portions thereof to be closed have been identified, provided with written notice of the proposed closing and consented thereto in writing; and authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute quitclaim deeds transferring the former right-of-way to the abutting owners, subject to the reservation of easements for access and maintenance of existing utilities in the former right-of-way. [Dept. of Environmental Quality and Public Works, Martin]
Summary
Authorization for closure of Prospect Ave. and a portion of Simpson Ave. (L0467-14) (Martin)
This is a request to close Prospect Ave. and a portion of Simpson Ave. from 118 Simpson through 1100 Prospect, as requested by Anderson Communities, Inc. There is no budgetary impact.

Budgetary Implications: No
Advance Document Review: Law/Risk Management
Fully Budgeted: n/a
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WHEREAS, the Urban County Government has the exclusive control, 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 and Emergency Services, Waste Management, Water Quality, Streets, Roads and Forestry, Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Planning, and affected public utilities have reviewed the proposed closing of portions of Leader Avenue; and
WHEREAS, Anderson Burley, LLC, Anderson Campus Rental Properties, LLC, Anderson Simpson, LLC, and Leroy Young are the owners of the properties abutting Prospect Avenue and the portion of Simpson Avenue proposed for closure; and
WHEREAS, the abutting owners have received written notice of the proposed closing and have given written notariz...

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