[Adopted as Ch. 142 of the 2000 Code]
When, in the judgment of the Council, it would be in the best
interest of the City to vacate a street, alley, portion thereof or
any public grounds, the Council may do so by ordinance or resolution
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Any proposal to vacate a street, alley, portion thereof or any
public grounds shall be referred by the Council to the Planning and
Zoning Commission for its study and recommendation prior to further
consideration by the Council. The Commission shall submit a written
report including recommendations to the Council within 30 days after
the date the proposed vacation is referred to the Commission.
The Council shall cause to be published a notice of public hearing
of the time at which the proposal to vacate shall be considered.
No street, alley, portion thereof or any public grounds shall
be vacated unless the Council finds that:
A.
Public use. The street, alley,
portion thereof or any public ground proposed to be vacated is not
needed for the use of the public, and, therefore, its maintenance
at public expense is no longer justified.
B.
Abutting property. The proposed
vacation will not deny owners of property abutting on the street or
alley reasonable access to their property.
When in the judgment of the Council it would be in the best
interest of the City to dispose of a vacated street or alley, portion
thereof or public ground, the Council may do so in accordance with
the provisions of § 364.7 of the Code of Iowa.
The City may not dispose of real property by gift except to
a governmental body for a public purpose.
The Council may vacate part of an official plat that had been
conveyed to the City or dedicated to the public, which is deemed by
the Council to be of no benefit to the public, by resolution following
public hearing or by ordinance, and the vacating instrument shall
be recorded. The Council may convey the vacated property by deed or
through the vacation instrument in accordance with the provisions
of § 354.23 of the Code of Iowa.
The following ordinances, not codified herein and specifically
saved from repeal, have been adopted vacating certain streets, alleys
and/or public grounds and remain in full force and effect.
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Ordinance No.
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Adopted
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Those vacations listed in Title IV, Chapter 3 of the 1962 Code
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62-3
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4-23-1962
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62-4
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8-13-1962
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62-5
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9-4-1962
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62-7
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9-18-1962
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62-8
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10-15-1962
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63-2
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2-4-1963
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63-21
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10-14-1963
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63-22
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12-9-1963
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64-3
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3-16-1994
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64-9
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8-17-1964
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64-12
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10-19-1964
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65-19
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9-7-1965
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66-2
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1-24-1966
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66-6
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2-14-1966
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66-7
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4-18-1966
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66-14
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5-16-1966
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66-19
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7-11-1966
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66-28
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10-17-1966
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66-32
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11-28-1966
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67-6
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4-3-1967
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67-13
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8-14-1967
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68-7
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4-29-1968
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68-12
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5-20-1968
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68-15
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6-10-1968
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68-18
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6-17-1968
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68-22
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7-29-1968
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68-23
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8-19-1968
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68-32
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12-9-1968
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69-10
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5-19-1969
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71-1
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2-15-1971
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72-13
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8-3-1972
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72-19
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9-21-1972
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72-22
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12-21-1972
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73-8
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4-5-1973
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74-1
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1-17-1974
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74-13
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5-16-1974
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74-20
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7-3-1974
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74-24
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9-12-1974
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75-12
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4-23-1975
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75-26
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12-18-1975
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76-13
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6-17-1976
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76-20
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7-15-1976
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76-33
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1-6-1977
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77-9
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5-5-1977
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77-27
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9-15-1977
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77-31
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10-11-1977
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79-15
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5-17-1979
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79-38
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1-17-1980
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80-2
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3-6-1980
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80-19
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8-7-1980
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80-20
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9-4-1980
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80-29
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10-2-1980
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80-30
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10-16-1980
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82-11
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6-3-1982
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83-15
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6-2-1983
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84-14
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9-20-1984
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86-3
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3-20-1986
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86-11
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5-15-1986
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87-6
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5-7-1987
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87-10
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7-2-1987
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87-21
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12-3-1987
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88-1
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1-7-1988
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88-6
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5-5-1988
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88-25
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7-7-1988
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88-35
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9-1-1988
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88-40
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10-6-1988
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89-26
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8-17-1989
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89-27
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7-27-1989
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89-28
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8-17-1989
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89-32
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10-19-1989
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89-34
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12-7-1989
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90-2
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2-1-1990
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90-14
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5-17-1990
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90-17
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8-2-1990
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90-24
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12-6-1990
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91-5
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6-20-1991
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