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(1) Notice of a petition or City Council resolution seeking any street vacation shall contain the minimum information as follows:

(a) The City file number;

(b) A statement that a petition has been filed or resolution has been passed to vacate the street or alley, along with a description of the street or alley to be vacated;

(c) The date, time, place, and type of the public hearing before the Hearing Examiner; and

(d) A statement of the right of any person to submit written comments to the City prior to the public hearing or appear before the Hearing Examiner at the public hearing to provide comment.

(2) At least 20 calendar days before the public hearing, public notice shall be distributed as follows:

(a) Mailed notice shall be sent to each resident living immediately adjacent to the street, alley, or easement, or part thereof, to be vacated;

(b) Mailed notice shall be sent to the property owners within 500 feet of any boundary of the street, alley, or easement, or part thereof, to be vacated;

(c) Mailed notice shall be sent to utility agencies that have facilities located within the City or that possess a franchise agreement for providing utility service within the City;

(d) A copy of the notice shall be published in the City’s official newspaper;

(e) A copy of the notice shall be posted in three public places within the City; and

(f) A copy of the notice shall be provided on a public notice board, as prescribed by the City, located on the street, alley, or easement, or part thereof, to be vacated.

(3) If 50 percent or more of the abutting property owners file written objection to a City Council-initiated vacation with the City Clerk prior to the time of the scheduled public hearing, then the City Council shall be prohibited from proceeding with the public hearing or granting the vacation. The calculation of the 50 percent threshold under this section shall be based on front footage, in the case of streets and alleys, and square footage of the easement area in the case of public easements. (Ord. 06-12 § 1 (Exh. 1))