NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO VACATE AND CONVEY CITY-OWNED PROPERTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, shall consider adoption of an ordinance permanently vacating subsurface and air rights within portions of East 2nd Street, East 3rd Street, and East Court Avenue right-of-way adjoining 200 East Court Avenue, legally described as follows, subject to the reservation of easements for all existing utilities in place, until such time that they are abandoned or relocated:
SUBSURFACE RIGHTS
PART OF E COURT AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING BLOCK H IN SCOTT & DEAN'S ADDITION, AN OFFICIAL PLAT, NOW INCLUDED IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA, AND
PART OF E 2ND STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 5 IN BLOCK H IN SCOTT & DEAN'S ADDITION, AN OFFICIAL PLAT, NOW INCLUDED IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA, AND
PART OF E 3RD STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 10 IN BLOCK H IN SCOTT & DEAN'S ADDITION, AN OFFICIAL PLAT, NOW INCLUDED IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA, AND
AIR RIGHTS
PART OF E COURT AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING BLOCK H IN SCOTT & DEAN'S ADDITION, AN OFFICIAL PLAT, NOW INCLUDED IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA, AND
PART OF E 2ND STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 5 IN BLOCK H IN SCOTT & DEAN'S ADDITION, AN OFFICIAL PLAT, NOW INCLUDED IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA, AND
PART OF E 3RD STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 10 IN BLOCK H IN SCOTT & DEAN'S ADDITION, AN OFFICIAL PLAT, NOW INCLUDED IN AND FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA,
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, has adopted a resolution setting a hearing relating to a proposal that if the City Council first decides to vacate the above-described right-of-way, then the City of Des Moines proposes to convey a Permanent Easement for Subsurface Building Encroachment on City-Owned Property and a Permanent Easement for Air Space Above City-Owned Property in such vacated right-of-way to Riverview Parking, LLC for $38,100.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council will consider the adoption of the proposed vacation ordinance and approval of the proposed conveyance after a public hearing to be held at 5:00 p.m. on May 4, 2026, in the City Council Chamber, T.M. Franklin Cownie City Admininstration Building, 1200 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa. Persons interested in the proposal will be given the opportunity to express their views at that hearing.
PUBLISHED IN THE DES MOINES REGISTER ON April 22, 2026.
April 22 2026
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