A.
The City of Raymore shall have exclusive control over its public
highways, streets, avenues, alleys, public places or any other public
ways and shall have exclusive power to vacate, abandon or change any
public highway, street, avenue, alley or public place or part of.
The word "street" shall be used to include all such public ways and
places as listed above. It shall also include the entire right-of-way,
both the improved and unimproved areas. The term "public highway"
shall also include any part of a State highway under local control
and maintenance.
B.
Vacation Of Street — Generally.
1.
No vacation of a street shall take place, unless the consent
of the persons owning two-thirds (2/3) of the property immediately
adjoining has been obtained in writing, which consent shall be acknowledged
before a Notary Public and filed for record with the Cass County Recorder
of Deeds. If the street is vacated, all title shall vest in the person
owning the property on each side in equal proportions according to
the length or breadth of such ground, as the same may border on such
street.
2.
No public street shall be vacated until it has been submitted
to the Planning Commission at a public hearing, for recommendation
to the City Council.
3.
After holding a public hearing the City Council, by a majority
vote, may approve or disapprove the vacation.
