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To declare a public necessity for the acquisition of and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to accept from certain property owners a retaining wall and variable width retaining wall maintenance easement and the dedication as public right-of-way of a portion of certain properties located within the 7 West subdivision located at West 7th Street and Semmes Avenue, consisting of 0.23? square feet, for the purpose of providing for the City's ownership and maintenance of that certain retaining wall and public right-of-way within the 7 West subdivision. (6th District)
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WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council of the City of Richmond, a public necessity exists for the acquisition of a retaining wall and variable width retaining wall maintenance easement located within the 7 West subdivision and for the acceptance of the dedication as public right-of-way of a portion of certain properties, consisting of approximately 0.23 square feet, as shown as an inset on a drawing prepared by Shadrach & Associates, LLC, for the Department of Public Works, designated as DPW Drawing No. N-28952, dated April 12, 2021, and entitled "Survey Plat Showing a Variable Width Retaining Wall Maintenance Easement Across Lots 5 - 11 and a 0.23 Sq. Ft. Right of Way Dedication on Lot #5, 7West Subdivision, City of Richmond, Virginia," a copy of which is attached to this ordinance, from certain property owners within the 7 West subdivision, for public right-of-way and maintenance purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That a public necessity exists for the acquisition of a retaining wall and variable width retaining wall maintenance easement located within the 7 West subdivision and for the acceptance of the dedication as public right-of-way of a portion of certain properties, consisting of approximately 0.23 square feet, as shown as an inset on a drawing prepared Shadrach & Associates, LLC for the Department of Public Works, designated as DPW D...
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