O-59-183
.ORDINANCE NO. 183
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AN ORDINANCE FOREVER ABANDONING, ABOLISHING, CLOSING
AND VACATING FRACTIONAL ffiGHLAND AVENUE LYING EAST
OF TENTH (10th) STREET AND WEST OF WEST AVENUE, AC-
CORDING TO THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT:
PROVIDING THAT ALL LANDS LYING WITHIN BOUNDARIES OF
SAID FRACTIONAL ffiGHLAND AVENUE SHALL REVERT IN FEE.
SIMPLE AND BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE OWNERS IN EQUAL
SHARES OWNING THE LANDS ADJOINING AND ABUTTING SAID
FRACTIONAL HIGHLAND AVENUE: PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS
RELATING THERETO AND FOR EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, after due consideration and investigation the City
Council of Clermont, Florida, have found that the construction of
State Road 50 through mock 99 in this city has diverted the traffic
from fractional Highland Avenue lying East of Tenth (10th) Street and
West of West Avenue, as represented on the Official Map of the City
of Clermont filed 2/4/26, and recorded in Plat Book 8, pages 17~23,
both inclusive, Public Records of Lake County, Florida, (said avenue
being bounded on the North by the fractional part of Block 99, which
lies South of State Road 50, and further bounded on the South by Block
100) to said State Road 50 and said fractional Highland Avenue is no
longer being used by the residents and traveling public and therefore,
is no longer needed as a part of the system of streets in said city and
the continued maintenance thereof would be an added and unnecessary
expense to be paid by the city (re-surfacing thereof being now needed),
and the permanent abandoning, closing and vacation of same would be
in the interest of the general welfare of the citizens, residents and prop-
erty owners of this city; and,
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WHEREAS, in accordance with these findings on October 6, 1959,
the Council adopted a Resolution to this effect and further providing for
the reversion of said lands within said avenue to revert in equal pro-
portions to the owners of the lands adjoining or abutting said avenue
in fee simple; that Notice be published of the Council's intent to con-
sider the passage of this Ordinance so vacating said avenue (proof of
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publication of the Notice being attached hereto and made a part here-
of) and that at the meeting held on October 20, 1959, in accordance
with said Notice, no one appeared opposing the closing of said avenue;
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That fractional Highland Avenue lying East of
Tenth (10th) Street and West of West Avenue, as represented on the
Official Map of the City of Clermont, filed February 4, 1926, and
recorded in Plat Book 8, pages 17-23, both inclusive, be and the
same is hereby forever abandoned, abolished, closed, discontinued
and vacat ed.
SECTION II. That all of the lands lying within said fractional
Highland Avenue, described in Section I hereinabove, are bounded on
the North by fractional Lots 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Block 99
lying South of the right-of-way of State Road 50 as now constructed
through said Block 99, and are bounded on the South by Lots 1, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10 and 11, Block 100, all in the ..city of Clermont, and said lands
within said fractional Highland A venue shall revert in equal proportions
to the owners of the respective lots in said mocks 99 and 100 in fee
simple.
SECTION III. That a certified copy of the Resolution adopted by
the Council on October 6, 1959, proof of publication of Notice and this
Ordinance shall, after said Ordinance has been posted as required by
the Charter and Ordinances of the city, be recorded in the Public
Records of Lake County, Florida.
SECTION IV. That in order to save the city the expense of re-
surfacing said avenue and to preiVent any possible use thereof to the
damage to vehicles or occupants thereof that an. emergency exists re-
quiring the immediate passage of this Ordinance and placing the owners
of said lots in said blocks abutting or adjoining said fractional Highland
Avenue in immediate ownership, possession and absolute control there -
of; therefore this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and said owners shall have and be placed in immediate owner-
ship, possession and control of their proportionate share thereof.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
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Clermont at its Regular Meeting held in the City of Clermont on
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Tuesday, November 3rd,
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RECEIVED AND APPROVED by me this November 3rd, 1959.
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President of City &;'~ and May<?r
Pro Tem., Clermont, Florida'
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1, A. M. JOHNSON, Clerk of the City of Clermont, Florida,
do Hereby Certify that a copy of the foregoing Ordinance was posted
as required under the Charter and Ordinances of this city.
DATED, December 5,
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