2001-114REVISED RESOLUTION NO. 2001-114
A Resolution Vacating Devon Drive.
WHEREAS, Devon Drive designated and previously dedicated for right-of-way purposes is
hereby determined to be no longer needed for public use, and therefore, the public interest
requires the vacation of such street portion; and
WHEREAS, said street portion is not essential for use and the owners of the adjoining
properties, desire to utilize said lands for the expansion of the existing uses on those sites; and
WHEREAS, the proposed street vacation has been referred to the Plan Commission for its
consideration and report as required by 62.23(5), Wisconsin Statutes; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before this governing body on the vacation of such
street portion and notice served as required by 66.296, Wisconsin Statutes;
NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF JANESVILLE that the following described portion of Devon Drive be and is
hereby vacated and discontinued pursuant to Sections 66.296 and 66.22(lm), Wisconsin
Statutes:
Located in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 17, Town 3 North, Range 13 East, City of
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, described as follows.
All of Devon Drive, West of Danbury Drive as platted in Briar Crest Estates. Recorded
as Document #665478 on October 8, 1963 at 1:10 p.m. in Volume 22, Pages 8 and 9 of
Plats, at the Rock County Register of Deeds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Janesville hereby
retains a blanket easemem for utility purposes over the emire land area herein described; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City also retains a 30-foot wide bike trail/pedestrian
walkway easement centered on the right-of-way area herein described; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the adjoining residential properties north and south of the
proposed street vacation should be aware that in the future the city may construct a
bikeway/pedestrian walkway connection from Danbury Drive to the west within the bike
trail/pedestrian walkway easement area.
REVISED RESOLUTION NO. 2001-114
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ADOPTED: February 26, 2001
APPRONED: a _ .
~even E. Sheiffer, City Manag~
Je~nn Wulf, Ci~ ~lerk-Tre~u~
APPROVED ~ TO FO~: f~
Proposed by: Applic~t
Prepped by: Pl~ning Depaam~nt
MOTION BY: Brien
SECOND BY: DeGarmo
COUNCILMEMBER AYE NAY PASS ABSENT
SCHNEIDER X
WILLIAMS X
NOLL X
BRIEN X
MURPHY X
O'LEARY X
DEGARMO X