HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1973-974
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ORDINANCE NO. 974
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AN ORDINANCE A.MENDING SECTION 21-28 OF ARTICLE III, "VACATING,
ABANDONING AND CLOSING STREETS AND ALLEYS," OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 21-28 of Article III, "Vacating,
abandoning and closing streets and alleys," of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of La Porte, is hereby amended, and
shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit:
"Sec. 21-28. Final determination by Commission; appraisal;
conveyance.
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"Upon compliance witb all provisions of this article,
the city commission shall make a final determination as to
whether or not an application filed under this article shall
be granted or denied. Streets or alleys, whether owned by
the city in fee or used by easement, may be sold to the
abutting owner or owners in proportion to their abutting
ownership, such division between owners to be made in an
equitable manner. In addition, any land or interest
therein which was originally acquired for the purpose of
streets, rights-of-way or easements which the city chooses
to trade or exchange as consideration for other land
acquired for streets, rights-of-way or easements, includ-
ing transactions which may be partly for cash and partly
by trade or exchange. Nothing in this article shall
require the city commission to accept any bid or offer
or be required to consummate any sale or trade. Any
conveyance, sale or trade made under this article shall
never be for less than the fair market value of the land
or interest being conveyed, sold, or traded, as determined
by an appraisal obtained by the city commission at appli-
cant's expense, which shall be conclusive of the market
value thereof; all as provided in Art. 5421c-12, Revised
Civil Statutes."
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
17th
day of December
1973
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CITY OF LA PORTE
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