0884 Alley Closing ORDINANCE NO. 884
O AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND ABANDONING THE
ALLEYS OR ALLEYWAYS AND STREETS OR RIGHTS-OF-WAY AS
DESCRIBED HEREIN, WITHIN BLOCK 194, CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
AND A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST 5TH STREET, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 5, PUBLIC RECORDS, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; RESERVING UNTO THE CITY ITS SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS, A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES
PURPOSES; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD THE
ORDINANCE IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE CLERK OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has received an Alley Closing Application (No. 74) from the First
Baptist Church of Okeechobee for the closing of a certain alleyway and a portion
of a certain street as described in this ordinance to utilize the entire property for
future development; and
WHEREAS, a review of such application reveals that it is in the best interest of the citizens
of the City of Okeechobee as a whole to grant said application; and
WHEREAS, the granting of the application will serve a legitimate public interest and is a
proper exercise of the municipal authority of the City of Okeechobee as a
discretionary function;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Okeechobee,
Florida; presented at a duly advertised public meeting; and passed by majority vote
of the City Council; and properly executed by the Mayor or designee, as Chief
Presiding Officer for the City:
Section One. The alleyway and street described hereafter is hereby closed, vacated
and abandoned by the City of Okeechobee, Florida to-wit:
A fifteen foot wide alley running East to West, between Lots 1 to
6, and 7 to 12 within Block 194, CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 5, Page 5 of r
the public records of Okeechobee County, Florida;together with Elf;
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That portion of Southwest 5th Street lying between Southwest 4th s
and 5th Avenues and between Block 187 and 194, CITY OF 7,, ;
OKEECHOBEE, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat n
Book 5, Page 5 of the public records of Okeechobee County, o
Florida.
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Section Two. The City of Okeechobee, Florida hereby reserves unto itself, its m
successors and assigns, a perpetual, non-exclusive easement for °; ;�
public utility purposes in and over the alleyway located in said Block
194, CITY OF OKEECHOBEE and along the Southernly portion of 1
Southwest 5th Street.
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Section Three. The City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of the ordinance to be D T 3.-
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Section Four. This ordinance shall be set for final public hearing the 5t'day of April,
2005, and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
INTRODUCED for first reading and set for final public hearing this 1st day of March, 2005.
James E. Kirk, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Lane Gamiot a, CMC, City Clerk
PASSED and ADOPTED on second and final public hearing this 5t' day of April, 2005.
ATTEST: James E. Kirk, Mayor
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Lan Gamiotea, MC, City Clerk
REVIEWED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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John R. Cook, City Attorney
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