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To designate the City-owned properties known as 201 Hioaks Road, 315 Beaufont Hills Drive, 620 Rosemont Road, 2100 Colby Lane, 2606 Lynhaven Avenue, and 2903 Rear Ernest Road as public parks to be known by the names of Hioaks Park, Reedy Creek Wetland Park, Rosemont Road Park, Broad Rock Creek Park, and Ernest Road Park.
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WHEREAS, the City owns certain properties located at 201 Hioaks Road, 315 Beaufont Hills Drive, 620 Rosemont Road, 2100 Colby Lane, 2606 Lynhaven Avenue, and 2903 Rear Ernest Road; and
WHEREAS, section 8-12 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, provides for the designation of the use of City-owned real estate by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Richmond that the City Council officially designate such property as City parks;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That, pursuant to section 2.03(b) of the Charter of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, and section 8-12 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, the City-owned properties located at 201 Hioaks Road, 315 Beaufont Hills Drive, 620 Rosemont Road, 2100 Colby Lane, 2606 Lynhaven Avenue, and 2903 Rear Ernest Road, and identified by Tax Parcel Nos. C005-0879/024, C005-0992/011, C006-0659/036, S008-0276/004, S008-0418/002, and S009-0417/036, respectively, in the 2020 records of the City Assessor, as listed on the document entitled "Parcels to be added as Public Parks," a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this ordinance, are hereby designated as City parks and incorporated into the City's park system for use as open-space land.
? 2. That, notwithstanding any provision of sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, to the contrary, the parks established pursuant to section 1 of this ordinance shall be named as follows:
(a) 201 Hioaks Road, Tax Parcel No. C005-0879/024, shall be named Hioaks Pa...
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