ORDINANCE NO. 250415
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Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea
Vacating an approximately 1,120 square foot section of right-of-way in District R-6 (Residential) generally located at 1804-1812 Mercier Street; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00006)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Council of Kansas City does hereby find and declare that on the 27th day of January, 2025, a petition was filed with the City Clerk of Kansas City by Alex Reed for the vacation of all that part of the existing right of way of Mercier Street lying along the easterly line of lot 1, lot 2, and lot 5, Mercier bluff, and lot 3-a and lot 4-a, replat of lots 3 and 4, Mercier Bluff, both being subdivisions in Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, being described as follows; beginning at a point along the westerly right of way of Mercier Street, said point also being the northeasterly corner of said lot 1; thence S69°47'19"E, a distance of 7.00 feet; thence S20°04'19"W, parallel to said westerly right of way line, and easterly lines of said lots, a distance of 160.00 feet; thence N69°46'24"W, a distance of 7.00 feet to the southeasterly corner of said lot 5; thence N20°04'19"E, along the easterly line of said lots and said westerly right of way line, a distance of 160.00 feet to the point of beginning, giving the distinct description of the portion of the right of way to be vacated, and the names of the persons and corporations owning or claiming to own the property fronting thereon, and that the consent of the persons and corporations owning or claiming to own three-fourths of the front feet of the property immediately adjoining said portion right of way has been obtained in writing, that said consent has been acknowledged as deeds are acknowledged, and was duly filed with the petition for such vacation in the City Clerk’s Office.
Section 2. That the Council finds that the City Plan Commission has duly endorsed its approval of this Ordinance hereon.
Section 3. That the Council finds that no private rights will be unreasonably injured or endangered by this vacation and that the public will suffer no unreasonable loss or inconvenience thereby.
Section 4. That the portion of the right of way to be vacated is for the purpose of addressing an existing encroachment and facilitating the occupancy of a residential property.
Section 5. That the vacation will not affect Mercier Street or the sidewalk abutting Mercier Street.
Section 6. That all that part of the existing right of way of Mercier Street lying along the easterly line of lot 1, lot 2, and lot 5, Mercier bluff, and lot 3-a and lot 4-a, replat of lots 3 and 4, Mercier Bluff, both being subdivisions in Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, being described as follows; beginning at a point along the westerly right of way of Mercier Street, said point also being the northeasterly corner of said lot 1; thence S69°47'19"E, a distance of 7.00 feet; thence S20°04'19"W, parallel to said westerly right of way line, and easterly lines of said lots, a distance of 160.00 feet; thence N69°46'24"W, a distance of 7.00 feet to the southeasterly corner of said lot 5; thence N20°04'19"E, along the easterly line of said lots and said westerly right of way line, a distance of 160.00 feet to the point of beginning, be and the same is hereby vacated.
Section 7. That the City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri, be and she is hereby authorized and directed to acknowledge this ordinance as deeds are acknowledged, and to cause this ordinance and the consent of property owners hereinbefore referred to, to be filed for record in the Recorder’s Office in Jackson County, Missouri.
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Approved as to form:
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Sarah Baxter
Assistant City Attorney
Approved by the City Plan Commission
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Secretary
STATE OF MISSOURI )
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COUNTY OF ________ )
On the _____ day of ___________________, 20___, before me, a Notary Public in and for said County, personally appeared ____________________________________ to me known to be the City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri, in the above and foregoing ordinance mentioned, and acknowledged the said ordinance to be the act and deed of said Kansas City, duly passed by the Council of said City, and became effective as herein stated.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at my office in Kansas City, Missouri, the day and year first above written.
My term expires _________________________, 20____.
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Notary Public within and for
County, Missouri
IN RECORDER'S OFFICE
STATE OF MISSOURI )
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COUNTY OF _________ )
I, the undersigned, Recorder of Deeds within and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing was on the ______ day of _____________________, A.D. 20____, at ________ o'clock _______ minutes M., duly filed for record in this office, and with certificate of acknowledgment thereon endorsed, is recorded in the records of this office in Book _______________________, at page ___________.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said office at Kansas City, Missouri, this day and year last aforesaid.
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Recorder
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Deputy