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Aldermen direct attorney to revise ordinance to require certified notice for street/alley vacations
Summary
After discussing Bill 5253 on Oct. 1, the board directed the city attorney to revise the ordinance to require certified notice to neighboring landowners identified in the petition (per section 525.430) at the petitioner's cost, rather than mirror planning-and-zoning 250-foot radius notices.
Bill 5253, an ordinance amending notice requirements for vacation of streets and alleys, was read Oct. 1 and sponsored by Alderman Meadows. Board discussion focused on whether notice should follow planning-and-zoning 250-foot radius rules or instead require targeted certified-mail notice to adjacent owners named in a vacation petition.
Attorney Jones recommended adding a new subsection referencing section 525.430 so that notice letters would be sent by certified mail to neighboring landowners identified in the petition and paid for by the petitioner. Proponents said certified letters ensure those who would gain possession of vacated right-of-way receive direct notice and an opportunity to object.
The board voted to direct Attorney Jones to correct the language in Section C of Bill 5253 and return the revised bill at the next meeting. The motion to revise passed by voice vote.
What’s next: Attorney Jones will rewrite Section C to require certified letters to adjacent landowners identified in petitions filed under Section 525.430 and bring the revised bill back to the board for a future reading.
