[Ord. No. 12.509 §1, 11-8-2010]
Whenever deemed necessary or expedient by a majority vote of
the members of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Weston, Missouri,
said Board of Aldermen shall vacate or discontinue any public square,
public park, street, avenue, alley or other highway in the City of
Weston, Missouri, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 12.509 §2, 11-8-2010]
Any person or corporation owning any property fronting or abutting
on any public square, public park, street, avenue, alley or other
highway or part thereof, proposed to be vacated, may petition the
Board of Aldermen for the vacation of the same. Such petition must
give a correct description of the part of the public square, public
park, street, avenue, alley or other highway sought to be vacated,
and also the names of the persons or corporations owning or claiming
the property fronting on the part to be vacated, and such petition
shall be verified by affidavit. Any such petition for the vacation
of any such public square, public park, street, avenue, alley or other
highway, or part thereof, shall be filed with the City Clerk prior
to any action being taken thereon by the Board of Aldermen, and notice
of the pendency of such petition shall be given by publication of
such notice in a weekly newspaper, printed and published within the
City of Weston. If there is no such newspaper printed and published
in Weston, then such notice may be published in another newspaper
which is printed and published in Platte County, which newspaper is
circulated in Weston, for two (2) consecutive insertions in such newspaper,
the last insertion of such notice in such newspaper to be not more
than one (1) week prior to the date on which said Board of Aldermen
will consider said petition. Said notice shall be given by the City
Clerk and shall contain a description of the public square, public
park, street, avenue, alley or other highway, or part thereof, sought
to be vacated or discontinued and shall state the time at which the
Board of Aldermen will consider said petition. The person or corporation
seeking such vacation shall pay all costs and expenses which may be
incurred by the City by reason of said proceedings.
[Ord. No. 12.509 §3, 11-8-2010]
Upon the meeting date referred to in 505.170, above, the Board
of Aldermen may enact an ordinance providing for the vacation or discontinuance
of any public square, public park, street, avenue, alley or other
highway, or such Board may, in its discretion, place such ordinance
on its first reading for subsequent readings, consideration and passage
or rejection.
[Ord. No. 12.509 §4, 11-8-2010]
Whenever any such public square, public park, street, avenue,
alley or other highway, or part thereof, shall be vacated, the same
shall revert according to law.
[Ord. No. 12.509 §5, 11-8-2010]
Every ordinance vacating any such public square, public park,
street, avenue, alley, or other highway or part thereof shall be acknowledged
by the City Clerk as deeds are acknowledged in order to entitle them
to be recorded, and such ordinance so acknowledged shall be filed
for record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Platte County,
Missouri.
