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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-10-12 16-370 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 16-370 Date: October 12, 2016 Item/Subject: Order, Accepting Street in Stillwater Gardens - Extension of Molly Lane Responsible Department: Engineering Commentary: Stillwater Gardens Subdivision, Molly Lane North was approved by the Bangor Planning Board on August 7, 2007 and recorded in the Penobscot Registry of Deeds on August 13, 2007, Plan #2007- 131. This residential subdivision is located off Stillwater Avenue and is served by Molly Lane. The City Engineer has determined that the north extension of Molly Lane has been satisfactorily completed. The Infrastructure Committee has reviewed and recommended approval on September 27, 2016 to accept. The attached Order is a routine action to formally accept this street as a public way. John M. Theriault, PE, PTOE Department Head Manager's Comments: ex-rA nq L, Q -J ) City Manager Associated Information: Order, Associated Maps Budget Approval: Finance Director Legal Approval: City Solicitor Introduced for X Passage First Reading Page _ of _ Referral Assigned to Councilor Plourde CITY OF BANGOR 16-370 OCTOBER 12, 2016 (TITLE.) Order, Accepting Street in Stillwater Gardens Subdivision — Extension of Molly Lane WHEREAS, pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §3025, property may be dedicated for highway purposes only upon certain conditions, among which are the "property owner has filed in the Registry of Deeds an approved subdivision plot plan which describes property to be appropriated for public use" and that title to any such property accepted by a municipality shall be fee simple; and WHEREAS, pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §3031 (1), "the public acquires rights of incipient dedication to public use of the ways laid out on the plan" from "the date of recording of a subdivision plan in the Registry of Deeds" and that such public rights expire if the municipality does not accept said way within 20 years from date of recording of the subdivision plan; and WHEREAS, the subdivision plan entitled Stillwater Gardens Molly Lane North Subdivision, Final Subdivision Plat, prepared by CES, Inc. and approved by the Planning Board on August 7, 2007 and recorded at the Penobscot Registry of Deeds on August 13, 2007, Plan #2007- 131; and WHEREAS, there exists a certain way extending northerly from the existing Molly Lane to be used by the public to access properties in this subdivision; and WHEREAS, said public way on the above referenced plan has been inspected by the City Engineer and has been found to meet the City's standards and requirements for such public improvements; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT, pursuant to 23 M.R.S.A. §3025 and §3031 (1), the way referenced and depicted on the subdivision plan listed as follows is hereby accepted as a Public Ways and Streets by the City of Bangor: Molly Lane BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, THAT the name of the accepted Public Way shall be as listed above and said way be added to the Official City Map, and the City is authorized to accept a deed to Molly Lane in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor or Assistant City Solicitor. IN CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 12, 2016 CO 16-370 PASSED CITY CLERK 16-370 COMBER 12 2016 -mw -;7 71. +7o-,,.,..'` � �_^ ..�,-.. t.'+� , - - �"'1 , ,. 4 . �3J �-"- + � i � ? FINAL SLSORSM PLAN STILLWATER GAW)EM MOLLY LAW NORTH SUBDIVISION fir