(a) When, in the opinion of the City Council, there is good cause for vacating or narrowing a street or alley, or any part thereof, and that such vacation or narrowing will not be detrimental to the general interest, it may, by ordinance and without petition, vacate or narrow such street or alley or any part thereof. However, review by the Planning Commission and either public notice or written consent by all adjoining owners as required in this Chapter shall precede such action. The City Council may include in one ordinance the change of name, vacation, or narrowing of more than one street, avenue, or alley.
(b) The City Council, on petition by a person owning a lot in the City praying that a street or alley in the immediate vicinity of such lot be vacated or narrowed, or the name thereof changed, upon being satisfied that there is good cause for such change of name, vacation, or narrowing, that it will not be detrimental to the general interest, and that it should be made, may, by ordinance, declare such street or alley vacated, narrowed, or the name thereof changed. Said petition shall be in writing, signed by all petitioners, and shall include all of the following:
(1) The names and addresses of all owners of real property abutting the portion of the street or alley proposed to be renamed, vacated or narrowed;
(2) An acknowledgement that a survey by a registered surveyor, including plat or map and legal description, of the portion of the street or alley to be renamed, vacated or narrowed, will be required before any ordinance vacating or abandoning the street or alley becomes effective, and that such survey must be obtained within 180 days of passage of the ordinance;
(3) A statement of the cause(s) or reason(s) for the proposed change of name, vacation or narrowing.
(Ord. 2020-135. Passed 12-21-20.)