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ORDINANCE NO. 0-1- 2011

AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING A PORTION OF COCHRAN AVENUE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FT. THOMAS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY:

SECTION I

That the Board of Council of the City of Fort Thomas has determined that a portion of Cochran Avenue located within the City of Fort Thomas should be closed. The legal description of the portion of the public way to be closed is described in Exhibit A and depicted on the plat on Exhibit B, both of which are attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

SECTION II

The City has determined that the owners of the property, which abuts the portion of Cochran Avenue to be closed, are Stephen H. Schomaker and Sharon M. Schomaker, 31 Bonnie Lane, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky 41075, by virtue of deeds recorded in Deed Book 517, page 379, Group No. 30754/A3, PIDN: 999-99-16-335.00, abutting the easterly one-half of Cochran Avenue and in Deed Book 732, page 224, Group No. 30423/A1, PIDN: 999-99-12-329.00, abutting the westerly one-half of Cochran Avenue. All references are to the Campbell County Clerk's records at Newport, Kentucky.

SECTION III

The City of Fort Thomas has provided Written Notice of the closing of a portion of Cochran Avenue to the property owners. A Receipt of Notice has been signed by the abutting property owners, Stephen H. Schomaker and Sharon M. Schomaker, and is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Stephen H. Schomaker and Sharon M. Schomaker own the real estate abutting the portion of Cochran Avenue to be closed by virtue of deeds recorded in Deed Book 517, page 379, and Deed Book 732, page 224, of the Campbell County Clerk's office, Newport, Kentucky.

SECTION IV

The owners of property abutting the portion of Cochran Avenue; namely, Stephen H. Schomaker and Sharon M. Schomaker, have given their written, notarized Consent to the closing of the portion of Cochran Avenue and a copy of the Consent is attached hereto, marked Exhibit 1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION V

That portion of Cochran Avenue described in SECTION I hereof is hereby declared closed without any further action pursuant to K.R.S. 82.405 (1) and (2).

SECTION VI

This ordinance shall be effective when read, passed and advertised according to law.

Adopted and passed by the Board of Council of the City of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky and approved and signed this 18th day of January, 2011.

APPROVED:

Mary H. Brown, Mayor