Title
Approving the petition of Matthew and Karla Hollinshead, and William and Christine Aerts, to vacate part of Finn Street south of Pinehurst Avenue.
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WHEREAS, Matthew and Karla Hollinshead and William and Christine Aerts ("Petitioners") have petitioned the City of Saint Paul to vacate Finn Street from Pinehurst Avenue to the alley immediately to the south, as documented in Office of Financial Services Vacation File Number 04-2009 and described as:
Finn Street between Lot 1, Block 8, Saint Catherine Park and Lot 14, Block 9, Saint Catherine Park, all in Ramsey County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul ("City") and public and private utilities have reviewed the petition and set forth conditions and restrictions with regard to the proposed vacated public property and the protection of existing utilities, as described below; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the right-of-way heretofore described is hereby vacated and discontinued as public property and, subject to the following conditions, the easements within said public property are hereby released:
1. A permanent utility easement shall be retained on, over, under and across the entire vacated area on behalf of the City to reserve its right to maintain and operate any sewer in or upon said easement and to enter upon said easement or any portion thereof at any time and from time to time for the purposes of future construction, reconstruction, inspection, maintenance or repair of the same, or any part thereof. Said easement shall be subject to the following requirements:
a. No buildings, structures, trees or any temporary structure, material storage, fixture, or any other objects which may prohibit normal access to utility facilities for maintenance purposes will be permitted within the easement area.
b. Improvements in or upon the above-described easement that do not prohibit the City from exercising it reserved rights may be allowed by obtaining prio...
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