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An ordinance authorizing the abandonment of a portion of Newsom Station Road right-of-way between Newsom Station Road and Interstate I-40. (Proposal Number 2026M-001AB-001).
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WHEREAS, Branstetter Legacy Partners LLC (“Applicant”) has requested that an old section of Newsom Station Road between Newsom Station Road and Interstate I-40 be abandoned;
WHEREAS, upon abandonment of said right-of-way, applicant, who is the owner of both sides of the right-of-way, has committed to maintain a perpetual access easement to the existing cemetery; and,
WHEREAS, the right-of-way proposed for abandonment is of no further use for Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That abandonment of approximately 0.22 miles of Newsom Station Road right-of-way between Newsom Station Road and I-40, as depicted on the maps attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That utility easements are herein retained by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, its agents, servants, and/or contractors and utility companies operating under franchise(s) from the Metropolitan Government for the right to enter, construct, operate, maintain, repair, rebuild, enlarge, and patrol its now existing or future utilities, including drainage facilities, together with their appurtenances, and to do any and all things necessary and incidental thereto.
Section 3. In the event there is proposed any construction over, above, or under said existing utilities, that said construction shall have the approval of the Director of Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (“NDOT”) and/or the Director of Water and Sewerage Services, together with the approval of any other pertinent departments of the Metropolitan Government or other governmental agency, including the Nashville Electric Service.
Section 4. That the Director of NDOT be and hereby is authorized and directed, upon the enactment and approval of this ordinance, to cause said change to be made on the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Street and Alley Centerline Layer for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, and to make notation thereon of reference to the date of passage and approval of this amendatory ordinance.
Section 5. Amendments to this legislation may be approved by resolution.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.