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To name the alley located in the block bounded by Russell Street, Carrington Street, North 25th Street, and Venable Street as “Union Grace Alley.” (7th District)
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WHEREAS, in accordance with sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, Richmond Hill Design Build LLC, as the applicant, has requested that the alley located in the block bounded by Russell Street, Carrington Street, North 25th Street, and Venable Street as “Union Grace Alley;”
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
1. That the alley located in the block bounded by Russell Street, Carrington Street, North 25th Street, and Venable Street and shown as the public right-of-way enclosed in bold lines and labeled as “Existing 20’± Public Alley, Alley to be Named ‘Union Grace Alley’” on a drawing prepared by the Department of Public Works, designated as DPW Drawing No. N-29122, dated August 26, 2024, and entitled “Proposed Naming of a Public Alley in the Block Bounded by Russell Street, Carrington Street, N 25th Street and Venable Street, ‘Union Grace Alley,’” a copy of which drawing is attached to and incorporated into this resolution, be and hereby is named and designated as “Union Grace Alley.”
2. That, in order to effectuate the provisions of paragraph 1 of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall (i) cause the appropriate City agency to prepare and erect signs appropriately marking “Union Grace Alley,” (ii) request that all City agencies note such naming in the records maintained by each such agency, and (iii) take all other appropriate actions to effectuate the naming of the street as “Union Grace Alley.”
3. That paragraphs 1 and 2 of this resolution shall be effective only upon the completion of the following to the satisfaction of the Chief Administrative Officer within 12 months from the date on which this resolution is adopted:
(a) Richmond Hill Design Build LLC, as applicant, shall furnish the Chief Administrative Officer with sufficient funds to cover the costs of the street naming, including, but not necessarily limited to, the preparation and erection of appropriate signs.
(b) The applicant shall furnish all abutting landowners with written notice of the naming.
(c) The applicant shall comply with all applicable requirements set forth in sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended.
(d) Should any condition of this paragraph 3 not be met within 12 months of the date on which the Council adopts this resolution, this resolution shall be null and void and of no further legal effect.