§ 153.17 CONSIDERATION BY PUBLIC AGENCIES.
   The Council and the Board of Works shall be guided by and give consideration to the general policy and pattern of street development set out in the Thoroughfare Plan in the authorization, construction, alteration, relocation or abandonment of the public streets, highways and related structures. Any street, alleyway, easement or other platted entity set forth in a previously subdivided area or section to the city, but which improvement, installation or otherwise platted entity having not been installed, improved, constructed or otherwise acted upon within a period of 7 years may be unplatted by request of any individual, and the Common Council shall have 2 public hearings thereon, and if deemed in the public interest that any roadway, alleyway, easement or other platted entity in which the city may have a reservation of any interest such as a utility easement, roadway or thoroughfare right-of-way easement or other interest, and upon approval of the Council, the city may direct the City Attorney to return to the record landowner upon whose real estate the platted but nonexistent entity is located, by quit-claim deed, any right, title and interest the city may have in the platted, but nonexistent entity.
(Prior Code, § 154.17) (Am. Ord. 8-86, passed 7-14-1986)