(a) Any individual, corporation or other entity requesting that any land within the City be vacated by the City shall present such request for the vacation of land in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) The request for the vacation of land shall be presented on a form approved by the City by the presenting of said form together with an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) to the Building Inspector.
(2) Upon receipt of such request, the Building Inspector shall review the request and indicate his approval or rejection of the request.
(3) Upon the Building Inspector's indication of approval or rejection the request shall be presented to the Planning Commission of the City which shall approve the request and shall indicate its approval or rejection of the request.
(4) Upon the Planning Commission's indication of approval or rejection, the request shall be presented to the Building and Lands Committee of Council which shall review the request and shall indicate its approval or rejection of the request.
(5) Upon indicating its approval or rejection, the Building and Lands Committee of Council shall refer the request to Council for appropriate action according to law.
(6) Any and all application fees paid in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be placed in the account of the City into which is placed the proceeds received by the City from the sale of real estate. Further, from said account shall be paid any and all expenses incurred as a result of processing the request for the vacation of land, including but not limited to, the cost of any legal advertising and the cost of the preparation of legal descriptions for any such land that the City is considering for sale.
(b) Any individual, corporation or other entity requesting Land Split in the City shall present such a request to the City in accordance with the following procedures.
(1) Request for a Land Split within the City shall be presented to the City on a form prepared by the City, which form together with a request fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), shall be presented to the Building Inspector.
(2) Upon receipt of the request, the Building Inspector shall review the request and shall indicate his approval or rejection of the request.
(3) Upon the Building Inspector indicating approval or rejection of the request for Land Split the request shall be presented to the Planning Commission of the City for appropriate action according to law.
(Ord. 55-17. Passed 9-12-17.)