ORDINANCE NO. 110973

Amending Chapter 64, Article I, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and reenacting Section 64-2 for the purpose of providing for the administrative transfer of certain interests in land.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Section 64-2, Code of Ordinances, is hereby repealed in its entirety and the following enacted in lieu thereof, to read as follows:

Sec. 64-2. Administrative transfer of certain interests in land.

(a) Acceptance of land for public use. The city manager is authorized to accept deeds, easements and licenses for public use without city council approval, and without a presentation to the city plan commission for its recommendation, if the deed, easement or license is not included in a plat.

(b) Conveyance of land for public purpose. The city manager is authorized to convey revocable licenses and easements whose duration is expressly limited to less than twenty-five (25) years, without city council approval, if the conveyance will serve a public purpose as determined by the city manager. The city manager is authorized to convey irrevocable licenses and easements extending beyond twenty-five (25) years, without city council approval, if the conveyance is to a public utility, is located where dedicated right-of-way does not exist for the public utility to locate its facilities, and will serve a public purpose as determined by the city manager.

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Approved as to form and legality:

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Brian T. Rabineau

Assistant City Attorney