CHAPTER 582
An Act to authorize the board of visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University to convey certain real property to the City of Richmond to be used for the official Slave Trail.
Approved March 25, 2011
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board of visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University, with the approval of the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-1150 of the Code of Virginia, is hereby authorized to convey to the City of Richmond all interest in those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being in the City of Richmond, Virginia, acquired by Virginia Commonwealth University by Deed dated January 30, 2008, recorded as Instrument Number 080005212 in the City of Richmond Circuit Court on February 26, 2008, and further described as lying on the northern line of Broad Street, on the western line of 16th Street, on the northern and southern lines of Marshall Street and the eastern line of the Richmond Petersburg Turnpike (Interstate 95) and being more particularly described on plat of survey made by Potts, Minter & Associates, P.C., Engineers, Land Surveyors, Land Planners, dated November 17, 1989, revised November 28, 1990, and reinspected and revised December 10, 1990, entitled "PLAT SHOWING IMPROVEMENTS ON FOUR PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED NORTHWEST OF 16TH STREET AT MARSHALL STREET, IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA", which plat is recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Virginia, in Plat Book 41, page 70, and which parcels are more particularly described as follows:
Parcel A
Beginning at a rod set at the intersection of the north line of Broad Street and the east line of Interstate 95, thence along the east line of Interstate 95 North 37 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 100.00 feet to a point, thence leaving the east line of Interstate 95 South 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 112.86 feet to a point, thence North 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds East 39.92 feet to a point, thence South 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 72.06 feet to a point on the west line of 16th Street, thence along the west line of 16th Street South 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West 104.54 feet to a stone found, thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 35.00 feet and a length of 55.36 feet to a rod set on the north line of Broad Street, thence along the north line of Broad Street North 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 150.63 feet to a rod set on the east line of Interstate 95 being the point and place of beginning and containing 0.486 acres, located in the City of Richmond, Virginia.
Parcel B
Beginning at a point on the east line of Interstate 95 100.00 feet north of the intersection of the east line of Interstate 95 and the north line of Broad Street, thence along the east line of Interstate 95 North 37 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 16.00 feet to a point, thence leaving the east line of Interstate 95 South 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 70.76 feet to a point, thence North 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds East 38.92 feet to a point, thence South 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 113.99 feet to a point on the west line of 16th Street, thence along the west line of 16th Street South 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West 15.00 feet to a point, thence leaving the West line of 16th Street North 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 72.06 feet to a point, thence South 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West 39.92 feet to a point, thence North 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 112.86 feet to a point on the east line of Interstate 95 being the point and place of beginning and containing 0.104 acres located in the City of Richmond, Virginia.
Parcel C
Beginning at a rod set on the east line of Interstate 95 116.00 feet north of the intersection of the east line of Interstate 95 and the north line of Broad Street, thence along the east line of Interstate 95 North 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 37.70 feet to a rod set, thence North 36 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds East 216.64 feet to a rod set on the south line of Marshall Street, thence along the south line of Marshall Street South 53 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds East 216.75 feet to a stone found, thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 5.00 feet and a length of 7.88 feet to a stone found on the west line of 16th Street, thence along the west line of 16th Street South 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West 176.22 feet to a point, thence leaving the West line of 16th Street North 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 113.99 feet to a point, thence South 36 degrees 29 minutes 00 seconds West 38.92 feet to a point, thence North 52 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds West 70.76 feet to a rod set on the east line of Interstate 95 being the point and place of beginning and containing 1.012 acres located in the City of Richmond, Virginia.
Parcel D
Beginning at a rod set at the intersection of the north line of Marshall Street and the east line of Interstate 95 thence along the east line of Interstate 95 North 36 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 106.00 feet to a rod set, thence South 53 degrees 38 minutes 30 seconds East 17.00 feet to a rod set, thence North 36 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 223.40 feet to a rod set, thence North 45 degrees 22 minutes 34 seconds East 30.59 feet to a rod set, thence leaving the east line of Interstate 95 South 73 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East 98.66 feet to a rod set, thence South 14 degrees 08 minutes 12 seconds West 92.26 feet to a pk nail set, thence South 3 degrees 55 minutes 39 seconds East 27.03 feet to a pk nail set, thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 631.30 feet and a length of 189.82 feet to a rod set on the west line of 16th Street, thence along the west line of 16th Street South 36 degrees 07 minutes 08 seconds West 100.49 feet to a pk nail set at the intersection with the north line of Marshall Street, thence along the north line of Marshall Street North 53 degrees 52 minutes 09 seconds West 205.62 feet to a rod set on the east line of Interstate 95 being the point and place of beginning and containing 1.470 acres, located in the City of Richmond, Virginia. BEING the same real estate conveyed to Chavez Urban Land Associates-Broad Street, Richmond, a Georgia General Partnership, by deed from CSX Transportation, Inc., a Virginia corporation, dated December 12, 1990, recorded December 28, 1990, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Virginia, in Deed Book 255, page 1972, all as shown on plat of survey made by Potts, Minter and Associates, P.C., Richmond, Virginia, dated November 29, 1990, which plat is attached to and recorded with that certain deed into Chavez Urban Land Associates-Broad Street, Richmond, a Georgia General Partnership, dated December 12, 1990, recorded December 28, 1990, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, City of Richmond, Virginia, in Deed Book 255, page 1972 (plat in Plat Book 41, page 70).
§ 2. That, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board of visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University, with the approval of the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-1150 of the Code of Virginia, is hereby authorized to convey to the City of Richmond all interest in that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, lying and being in the City of Richmond, Virginia, acquired by Virginia Commonwealth University by Quitclaim Deed dated October 8, 2008, recorded as Instrument Number 080029969 in the City of Richmond Circuit Court on November 25, 2008, and further described as set forth and described as Parcel E (0.321 acres) on that certain plat of survey made by Draper Aden Associates, dated June 13, 2007, entitled "PLAT SHOWING IMPROVEMENTS: A PARCEL OF LAND, FORMERLY A PORTION OF E. MARSHALL ST., BETWEEN N. 16th ST. AND INTERSTATE 95, CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA."
§ 3. The deed conveying the property shall provide that the property must be used for the official Richmond Slave Trail located in Richmond, Virginia, and that such use must commence within five years of the conveyance. If these conditions are not met, the property shall revert to the board of visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University.
§ 4. The conveyance shall be made in a form approved by the Attorney General. The appropriate officials of the Commonwealth are hereby authorized to prepare, execute, and deliver such deed and other documents as may be necessary to accomplish the conveyance.