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F_ 32c AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, AS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION NUMBERED 18-189 RELATING TO PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF • THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BE AMENDED BY ADDING A § 18-189, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 18-189. RIGHT OF WAY OF PEDESTRIANS. THE DRIVER OF ANY VEHICLE ON THE STREETS OF THIS CITY YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SUCH STREET WITHIN ANY CLEARLY MARKED CROSSWALK WHETHER AT MID -BLOCK OR AT THE END OF ANY BLOCK, OR AT ANY UNMARKED REGULAR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT THE END OF A BLOCK, EXCEPT AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC IS BEING REGULATED BY TRAFFIC OFFICERS OR TRAFFIC DIRECTION DEVICES. ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 1975 AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. 0 CLERK PRESIDENT AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING A PORTION OF AN ALLEY EAST OF 12TH STREET, S. W. IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WHEREAS, PROPER NOTICE THAT THE RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WOULD MAKE APPLICATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, TO HAVE THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED ALLEY CLOSED, VACATED AND DISCONTINUED WAS DULY POSTED; AND WHEREAS, ALL THE OWNERS ABUTTING SAID ALLEY HAVE BEEN DULY NOTIFIED; AND WHEREAS, APPLICATION WAS MADE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PURSUANT TO THE STATUTES IN SUCH CASES MADE AND PROVIDED, THE COUNCIL APPOINTED VIEWERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THAT NO INCONVENIENCE WOULD RESULT FROM SUCH CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUANCE; AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE JUDGEMENT OF THE COUNCIL THAT SAID ALLEY SHOULD BE CLOSED, VACATED AND DISCONTINUED, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, THAT THE SAID ALLEY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS IS HEREBY CLOSED, VACATED AND DISCONTINUED AS A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, SAID ALLEY NOT BEING NEEDED FOR PUBLIC USE AND TRAVEL: THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF AN ALLEY APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET IN WIDTH AND RUNNING FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET, MORE OR LESS. IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION FROM • THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD AND BORDERING ALONG PARCELS 103 AND 92 ON CITY TAX MAP 10. CLERK ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 1974 AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. PRESIDENT 0