Subject: 21267/Adopt Right-of-Way&Abandonment policy
Date: Thu, 4 May 1989 09:49:48 -0500


                               RESOLUTION NO. 21267
                 
                 
                  A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY CLOSURE
                  AND ABANDONMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF
                  CHATTANOOGA.
                 
                 
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       	    	 WHEREAS, pursuant to TCA 13-4-104, the
       Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission is
       required to review and comment on each request to abandon and
       close rights-of-way; and
       	    	 WHEREAS, rights-of-way are an important element of the
       City's infrastructure and should be retained where it is at all
       possible; and
       	    	 WHEREAS, there has never been a concise policy outlining
       the standards and review criteria for closure and abandonment
       requests; and
       	    	 WHEREAS, the attached policy provides guidance to the
       professional staffs of the City, the Planning Commission members, 

       citizens and elected officials on the standards and criteria for
       reviewing each request; and
       	    	 WHEREAS, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional
       Planning Commission, on January 13, 1997, recommended to the City 

       of Chattanooga City Council that the attached Right-of-Way 
Closure
       and Abandonment Policy be adopted;     
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       	    	 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
       THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, That the attached 
Right-of-Way
       Closure and Abandonment Policy be and the same is hereby adopted. 

      
      
       ADOPTED:	 February 4, 1997
      
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