Number
080401
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution to authorize the naming of West Florida Street as a private road internal to the Rider Hotel development site located north of West Virginia Street and west of South 5th Street, in the 12th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
Rider Hotel, LLC is remodeling a building to be used as a hotel. The roadway which will provide access to the hotel is located on what is currently vacated West Florida Street. By the City formally recognizing this private roadway as West Florida Street, addresses can be assigned to support mail delivery and emergency service responses. Additionally, this private portion of West Florida Street will be tracked on City maps and databases maintained at the City.
Body
Whereas, Rider Hotel, LLC is remodeling a building to be used as a hotel on the block north of West Virginia Street and west of South 5th Street and proposes to construct a private road through their property; and
Whereas, By the City formally recognizing this private roadway as West Florida Street, building addresses can be assigned to support mail delivery and emergency service responses; and
Whereas, Chapter 113-1 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances provides for the naming of private roads and Rider Hotel, LLC has provided a legal description of the limits of the private road; and
Whereas, As a condition of adopting this resolution, Rider Hotel, LLC is responsible for placing brown street name signs in accord with Chapter 113-1 at their cost, as well as placing and maintaining stop signs on vacated West Florida Street where it meets with South 5th Street to control vehicular traffic leaving the site; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the following private road be described as follows:
Part of vacated West Florida Street in Walker’s Point, being a part of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 32, Township 7 North, Range 22 East, in the City of Milwaukee, County of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 5, Block 13, Walkers’s Point; thence South 00°00’6” West along the east line and east line extended of said Lot 5, 121.51 feet to the place of beginning of the land hereinafter to be described; thence continuing South 00°00’6” West 18.00 feet; thence North 89°59’54” West 90.00 feet; thence North 00°00’6” East 18.00 feet; thence South 89°59’54” East 90.00 feet to the place of beginning. Containing 1620 sq. ft. (0.0372 acres)
Further Resolved, That City departments are authorized to include West Florida Street in their data bases and on City maps as a private road.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Drafter
Infrastructure Services Division
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June 24, 2008