(A) No public grounds or streets shall be vacated except upon the Council’s own motion or upon the petition directed to the Council of a majority of the owners of property on the line of the public grounds or streets residing within the city, and completion of the procedure hereinafter specified. The petition shall set forth the reasons for the desired vacation, accompanied by a plat of the public grounds or streets proposed to be vacated, and the petition shall be verified by the oath of a majority of the petitioners residing within the city.
(B) If, in the discretion of the Council, it is expedient that the matter be proceeded with, it may order the petition filed for record with the City Administrator, order a hearing on the petition and fix the time and place of the hearing.
(C) The City Administrator shall give notice of the hearing by publication once at least 15 days in advance of the hearing, and by mail to the last known address of all of the owners of property on the line of the public grounds or streets proposed to be vacated at least 10 days in advance of the hearing, the last known addresses to be obtained from the office of the County Auditor. The notice shall in brief state the object of the hearing, the time, place and purpose thereof, and the fact that the Council, or a Board or Commission designated by them shall hear the testimony and examine the evidence of the parties interested.
(D) The Council, after hearing the same, or upon the report of the Board or Commission designated to hold the hearings, may by resolution passed by majority vote of all members, declare the public grounds or streets vacated, or deny the petition. The resolution, if granting the petition, shall be certified by the City Administrator and shall be filed for record and duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder in and for Scott County, Minnesota.
(Prior Code, § 7.10)