HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-18• ORDINANCE N0. 93-18
ORDINANCE CLOSING A FORTY FT. PORTION OF AN EAST-WEST ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN
FIFTH STREET, NORTH AND FOURTH STREET NORTH, IN BLOCK 34 BEGINNING FROM A POINT
AT THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 7 AND 26, CONTINUING EASTWARD 40 FEET
ADOPTED: August 3, 1993
EFFECTIVE: August 3, 1993
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• ORDINANCE NO.93-18
Ordinance Closing a Forty Foot Portion of an East-West Alley Located Between
Fifth Street, North and Fourth Street North, in Block 34 Beginning From a Point at
the East Line of Lots 7 and 26, Continuing Eastward 40 Feet
WHEREAS, Pulaski Furniture Corporation has petitioned the Town Council to
close a portion of an East-West alley located between 5th Street North and 4th Street
North in Block 34 beginning from a point 125 feet west of the western Madison Avenue
right-of--way line to the eastern wall of the existing building.
WHEREAS, the purpose of the request is to accommodate an expansion by
Pulaski Furniture and to increase the tax base of the Town; and,
WHEREAS, the alley therein question has been partially closed and now ends at a
building, so that there has been little traffic of any type on the alley in a number of years;
WHEREAS, closing the alley will not impact the safety or convenience of
pedestrians or motorists; and
• WHEREAS, the owners of the land abutting the portion to be closed on the North,
had raised a question of access to their property and expressed a desire to keep as much of
the alley open as possible; and the Town has reached an agreement with them; and,
WHEREAS, Town Council conducted a public hearing on August 3, 1993, after
advertising as required by law, to consider the request, and in consideration of the
interests of the abutting landowners and the representations made at the hearing, the Town
finds it in their best interest that only a forty foot section of the alley be closed;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED by the Town Council, Town of Pulaski,
Virginia, sitting in regular session on August 3, 1993, that the portion of an East-West
alley located between 5th Street, North and 4th Street, North, in Block 34, beginning from
a point at the east line of lots 7 and 26, and continuing 40 feet east~~ard for the width of
20 feet is hereby vacated and closed to public use; provided, however, that this closure is
contingent upon the expansion of Pulaski Furniture Corporation in compliance with the
representations made to the Town Council and as provided in Section 15.1-364 of the
Code of Virginia, as amended; and, the agreement of Pulaski Furniture Corporation to
maintain the open portion of the alley after its project is completed and the alley is paved
by the Town.
Any public utility easements across the area to be closed, if any, which exist in
favor of the Town shall continue to exist in favor of the Town and aze not abandoned by
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The closure will not be final until receipt and recordation of a Special Warranty
Deed from the abutting landowners. At such time, the Mayor or Town Manager aze
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authorized to execute a quitclaim deed to the closed portion of the alley in favor of Pulaski
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This ordinance is effective upon adoption this 3rd day of August, 1993 and is adopted by
duly recorded vote of the Town Council as follows:
Charles D. Crispin
J. R. Schrader, Jr.
Roy H. D'Ardenne, Jr.
W. H. Schrader, Jr.
Aye Andrew L. Graham Aye
Absent E. G. Black, Jr. Aye
y~ e Alma Holston y~-
Aye Robert N. Glenn Aye
TOWN OF PULASKI, IlVIA
By
W.H. Sc d r, Jr., Vice-Mayor
ATTEST:
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Clerk of Council
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County of Pulaski
. The foregoing ordinance No. 93-18 was acknowledged before me this 4th day of
August, 1993, by Vice Mayor W. H. Schrader, Jr., and Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the
Town of Pulaski, VA.
Notary Public
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I, Ruth A. Harrell, Clerk of the Council for the Town of Pulaski, Va, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 93-18 is a true and correct copy of the
Ordinance as adopted at the regular meeting of the Town Council held August 3, 1993.
erk of Council
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