HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-02-8868ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02-8868
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A SURETY AGREEMENT
WITH CHAPMAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC, ACCEPTING A SUBDIVISION
SURETY BOND IN AN AMOUNT OF $150,000, ACCEPTING THE STREET
ACCEPTANCE PLAT FOR MELODY LANE, AND ACCEPTING THE DEDICATION OF
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, in August 2025, a Waiver of Subdivision was approved for
Chapman Property Development, LLC; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2025, the Paducah Engineering Department
approved a Site Development Plan for the Vermont Street Apartments; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2026, the Paducah Engineering Department received
the final Street Acceptance Plat for Melody Lane; and
WHEREAS, the Developer intends to build and dedicate a new street, to be
named Melody Lane, to provide access to the new development; and
WHEREAS, Chapman Property Development, LLC has submitted a $150,000
surety in the form of a Subdivision Surety Bond issued by Merchants Bonding Company for
completion of the public improvements pursuant to the City of Paducah Ordinances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute the Surety
Agreement with Chapman Property Development, LLC, and all documents related to the same.
SECTION 2. The City hereby accepts the Subdivision Surety Bond in the amount
of $150,000 as security for the completion of all required public improvements associated with
Melody Lane, including but not limited to grading, drainage, stormwater facilities, curbs, gutters,
paving, right-of-way improvements, and related engineering and administrative requirements, all
in accordance with the approved plans and the minimum standards of the City of Paducah
Engineering Department and the City of Paducah Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 3. That the dedication of the public right-of-way and public utility
easements shown on the Street Acceptance Plat are hereby found to be beneficial to the City of
Paducah and shall be, and they are hereby, accepted for public use; however, maintenance
responsibility for the public improvements within said right-of-way shall not commence until
such improvements have been fully completed, inspected, and accepted by the City of Paducah
in accordance with the City of Paducah Code of Ordinances and the terms of the Surety
Agreement. The Mayor is hereby authorized to subscribe a certificate of approval on the plat.
Further, all connections to the established street, including entrances, private roads, and
driveways within the existing right of way are privately maintained features in accordance with
Paducah Code of Ordinances Sec. 98-35 and 98-377.
SECTION 4. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this ordinance shall
be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the deficiency or invalidity of
such section, paragraph or provision hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this ordinance to
make each and every section, paragraph or provision hereof, it being the purpose and intent of
this ordinance to make each and every section, paragraph and provision hereof separable from all
other sections, paragraphs and provisions.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall have two sepgAreadings and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Ifapt
George Bray, Mayor
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Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, January 27, 2026
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, February 10, 2026
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, February 10, 2026
Published by The Paducah Sun, February 13, 2026
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