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No person shall put up, erect, keep, use or maintain on or in any sidewalk in the City, any post or fixture for the support of any sign, awning or advertisement, or for any other purpose without having first obtained permission of the City Council.
(Ord. 100, passed 8-3-1909)
(a) The Planning Commission shall cause written notices to be sent by regular mail to all persons listed on the last City assessment roll as owning frontage within a radius of 300 feet of any part of a street, alley or other public ground proposed to be vacated, discontinued or abolished, at least 15 days prior to the public hearing to be held before the Planning Commission. The notice shall be in a form to be prescribed by the Chief Legal Officer and shall advise the persons of the proposed vacation, discontinuance or abolishment and advise them of their right to appear at the public hearing scheduled therefor and state their objections.
(b) After completion of the hearing before the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission shall prep its final report and recommendation and submit it to the City Council within 15 days following the meeting of the Planning Commission at which the report is made final. The receipt of the final report shall be noticed in the minutes of the City Council.
(Ord. 2048, passed 4-22-1968; Ord. 2607, passed 6-27-1977; Ord. 3505, passed 11-25-2002)
When it shall appear to the City Council that it may be necessary or desirable for the public health, welfare, comfort or safety to vacate and discontinue any street, alley or other public ground, or any part thereof, and the Planning Commission has submitted to the City Council its recommendation relative thereto following a public hearing conducted in accordance with § 42-25 hereof, it shall so state, by resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of members elect of the City Council.
(Ord. 2607, passed 6-27-1977)
The resolution declaring that it may be necessary or desirable to vacate and discontinue any street, alley or other public ground, shall specify a time not less than four weeks hereafter when the City Council shall meet and hear objections thereto.
(Ord. 2607, passed 6-27-1977)
The City Clerk shall give notice of the time of the hearing by publishing a copy of the resolution once, not less than two weeks before the time appointed for the meeting, in a newspaper published and circulated in the City. All public utilities operating in the City shall be given notice of the hearing by certified mail.
(Ord. 2607, passed 6-27-1977)
Following the public hearing provided for herein, the City Council may, upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the members elect of the City Council, vacate and discontinue any street, alley or other public ground, or any part thereof, and may reserve an easement or easements therein for public utility purposes and other public purposes.
(Ord. 2607, passed 6-27-1977)
The City Clerk shall within 30 days of the action by the City Council vacating and discontinuing any street, alley or other public ground, record a certified copy of the resolution with the Register of Deeds for Genesee County and forward a certified copy of the resolution to the State Treasurer. The vacation or discontinuance of the street, alley or other public place shall take effect upon the recording with the Register of Deeds and shall be subject to the easements or reservations as therein stated.
(Ord. 2607, passed 6-27-1977)
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