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219 THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION; FEBRUARY 26, 1957 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN; AS REQUESTED BY THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1H, 1957, CONSIDERED THE ENCLOSED APPLICATION TO CLOSE STREET AS SUBMITTED BY O. F. CARTER, COUNSEL FOR TAYLOR AND TAYLOR. AFTER DISCUSSION IT WAS VOTED TO RECOMMEND FAVORABLE ACTION BECAUSE LAUREL STREET AS IT EXISTS SERVES, EQUALLY AS WELL, THE SAME PURPOSE AND THE SAME AREA AS THE PLATTED STREET. ALSO ENCLOSED IS A PRINT OF THE UNRECORDED PLAT DATED 1923 FOR YOUR INFORMATION. JMR:s6 YOURS TRULY, JOSEPH M. ROSS ~SIGNED~ JOSEPH M. Ross ACTING RECORDING SECRETARY PLANNING COMMISSION ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED; BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE; THAT, WHEREAS, AT A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL HE LO ON THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1957, AN APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED FROM FREDERICK C. TAYLOR AND R. A. TAYLOR, PARTNERS TRADING AS TAYLOR AND TAYLOR, REQUESTING THAT THE COUNCIL BY APPROPRIATE ACTION CLOSE AND VACATE A STREET IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, NAMED LAUREL STREET, WHICH STREET IS SHOWN IN ITS OLD LOCATION BY A PLAT OF RECORD IN THE CLERK S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALBEMARLE, COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN D. B. 170, PAGE 218; AND WHEREAS, AT SAID MEETING SAID APPLICATION WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION; AND WHEREAS, A REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE APPLICATION OF TAYLOR AND TAYLOR TO CLOSE AND VACATE SAID LAUREL STREET BE GRANTED; ANO WHEREAS, IT APPEARS THAT SUCH CLOSING AND VACATION GOES NOT ABRIDGE OR DESTROY ANY OF THE RIGHTS OR PRIVIIIGES OF OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE AREA OF LAND SHOWN ON SAID PLAT; AND WHEREAS, IT STILL FURTHER APPEARS THAT SAID LAUREL STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE CONVENIENCE AND CONFORT OF THE PUBLIC, AND THAT THEREFORE THE IMPLIED OFFER OF DEDICATION BY THE RECORDATION OF SAID PLAT iN D. B. 170, PAGE 218, SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED. NCIvJ, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, PURSUANT TO POWER CONTAINED IN SECTION 13 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, THAT LAUREL STREET, SHOWN ON PLAT OF RECORD IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN D. B. 170, PAGE 218, 3O FEET IN WIDTH, RUNNING FROM MONTE VISTA AVENUE TO THE OLD LYNCHBURG ROAD, BETWEEN LOTS 44 ANO 52, BLOCK 1, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED THROUGHOUT ITS ENTIRE LENGTH AND WIDTH, THE LAND IN SAID LAUREL STREET THEREBY REVERTING TO THE ABUTTING LANDOWNERS AS THEIR INTERESTS APPEAR. AND IT 15 FURTHER ORDERED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE ANO HE HEREBY IS DIRECTED TO RECORD IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT FOR SAID CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE A DULY ATTESTED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION.