[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 12.10]
(a) The Mayor and Council is hereby authorized to close any street, alley,
or public place and withdraw it from public use temporarily and during
such period as public work thereon shall make such action necessary.
Whenever the Mayor and Council shall order any street, alley, or public
place withdrawn from public use, a written or printed notice in large
and conspicuous letters shall be posted upon the street, alley, or
public place at each entrance to each block, stating that by order
of the Mayor, the street, alley, or public place is closed and withdrawn
from public use.
(b) No person shall drive or attempt to drive any vehicle upon any street,
alley, or public place closed and withdrawn from public use, or shall,
without lawful authority, remove, destroy or mutilate any sign posted
as provided in this section.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 12.17; Ord.
No. 6110, § 1, 4-14-1977]
Any person seeking the vacation of any street, alley, easement,
or other public place within the City shall file a written application
for the vacation with the Council, and shall deposit with the application
a fee which shall be prescribed by the Mayor and Council, for the
costs and expenses of advertising the vacation so proposed, recording
fees and such other expenses as may be incidental to the vacation.
In the event the Council determines that the vacation so proposed
by the applicant is not desirable or necessary, the deposit shall
be returned to the applicant. In the event the application for vacation
is advertised, as required by law, the deposit shall be used to cover
the costs above outlined. Upon any vacation being so consummated,
it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to forthwith record the vacation
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the county.