File #: ORD. 2020-199    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 9/15/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/21/2020 Final action: 9/28/2020
Title: To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcel of real property owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation and known as 311 South Belmont Avenue for the purpose maintaining the property as a City green space, playground, and recreational area.
Patrons: Mayor Stoney
Attachments: 1. Ord. No. 2020-199, 2. Staff Report, 3. Survey, 4. Map

Title

To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcel of real property owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation and known as 311 South Belmont Avenue for the purpose maintaining the property as a City green space, playground, and recreational area.

Body

 

THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:

WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council of the City of Richmond, a public necessity exists for the acquisition of the property known as 311 South Belmont Avenue, identified as Tax Parcel No. W000-1352/025 in the 2020 records of the City Assessor, and depicted on a plat entitled “Boundary Survey with Improvements of 0.579 Acre of Land Know [sic] as Grayland Playground, City of Richmond, Virginia,” prepared by nxl, and dated June 14, 2018, for the purpose of maintaining the property as a City green space, playground, and recreational area; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation, the owner of the aforementioned property, has agreed to give the property to the City;

NOW, THEREFORE,

THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:

§ 1.                     That a public necessity exists for the acquisition of the parcel of real property known as 311 South Belmont Avenue, identified as Tax Parcel No. W000-1352/025 in the 2020 records of the City Assessor, and depicted on a plat entitled “Boundary Survey with Improvements of 0.579 Acre of Land Know [sic] as Grayland Playground, City of Richmond, Virginia,” prepared by nxl, and dated June 14, 2018, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, for the purpose of maintaining the property as a City green space, playground, and recreational area.

§ 2.                     That the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, be and is hereby authorized to acquire such parcel of real property from the Virginia Department of Transportation for nominal consideration and to execute the deed and such other documents as may be necessary to complete the acquisition and acceptance of such parcel of real property, provided that such deed and other documents have first been approved as to form by the City Attorney.

§ 3.                     This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.