A. Application For Vacation Or Dedication: Any property owner desiring to vacate an existing subdivision, public right of way or easement shall complete and file an application with the administrator. These provisions shall not apply to the widening of any street which is shown in the comprehensive plan, or the dedication of streets, rights of way or easements to be shown on a recorded subdivision.
B. Action By Council:
1. Vacations: When considering an application for vacation procedures, the city council shall establish a date for a public hearing and give such public notice as required by law. The city council may approve, deny or modify the application. Whenever public rights of way or lands are vacated, the city council shall provide adjacent property owners with a quitclaim deed for the vacated rights of way in such proportions as are prescribed by law.
2. Dedications: When considering an application for dedication procedures, the city council may approve, deny or modify the application. Within a proposed subdivision, arterial and collector streets, as shown on the comprehensive plan, shall be dedicated to the public in all cases. In general, all other streets also shall be dedicated to public use. When a dedication is approved, the required street improvements shall be constructed or a bond furnished assuring the construction prior to acceptance of the dedication. To complete the acceptance of any dedication of land, the owner shall furnish to the city council a deed describing and conveying such lands to be recorded with the county recorder.
3. Decision: The council shall review the request and all agency responses and commission recommendations, and, within thirty (30) days of the meeting at which the issue was on the agenda, either approve, conditionally approve or deny the request. (Ord. 193, 12-13-2001)