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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Ingress/Egress Easement with Iowa Car Wash Instrument p: 2021-09925 08/02/2021 03:34.31 PM Total Pages: 5 EASE EASEMENTS Recording Fee: $ 27.00 Stacie Herridge Recorder, Story County Iowa ■III ri, N id, NV wf001111W Nm i 11111 INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY: Brian D.Torresi 2605 Northridge Pkwy.,Ames IA 50010 515 288-2500 RETURN To: Brian D.Torresi 2605 Northridge Pkwy.,Ames IA 50010 INGRESS/EGRESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT THIS INGRESS/EGRESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT(this"Agreement"),is dated effective as of Jul 1,2021(the"Effective Date'),by and between IOWA CAR WASH,LLC,an Iowa limited liability company ("Grantor'), and CITY OF AMES, IOWA ("Grantee") (Grantor and Grantee are hereinafter collectively referred to as the"Parties"or individually as a RECITALS: WHEREAS,Grantor is the owner of that certain tract of real property located in Story County,Iowa legally described as: Parcel"A"a part of Lot One(1),Carney and Sons' Subdivision,First Addition to Ames, Story County, Iowa, as shown on the Plat of Survey recorded on May 26, 2020, as Instrument No. 20-05364 ("Grantor's Trac "); WHEREAS,Grantee is the owner of certain sanitary sewer improvements and other infrastructure on the real property located in Story County,Iowa legally described as: Outlot A,Carney and Sons' Subdivision,First Addition to Ames, Story County, Iowa (the"Improvement Tract"),which is adjacent to Grantor's Tract; WHEREAS,as part of the platting proceedings for Carney and Sons'Subdivision,First Addition to Ames, Story County,Iowa(the"Subdivision'),certain temporary ingress and egress easement rights were granted in favor of Grantee pursuant to that certain Easement filed in the office of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on June 30, 2011, as Instrument No. 2011-00006038 (the "Temporary Easement'), over, across, and upon the South twenty (20) feet of Lot One (1) (the "Temporary Easement Area") of the Subdivision("Lot-1"),for the benefit of the Improvement Tract,as shown on the Final Plat of the Subdivision (the"Plat"); WHEREAS,Grantor's Tract was platted from Lot-1 and the Temporary Easement Area is located wholly within Grantor's Tract; WHEREAS, notations on the Plat identify that the Temporary- Easement terminates upon the issuance of a building permit for Lot-1,and at the time of the issuance of said building permit,a permanent easement for ingress and egress is required to be granted in favor of Grantee for the benefit of the Improvement Tract; WHEREAS,as part of the submittal of a siteplan for the development of Grantor's Tract,Grantor desires to grant,in favor of Grantee and for the benefit of the Improvement Tract,a permanent easement for ingress and egress over, across, and upon the South twenty (20)feet of Grantor's Tract (the "Permanent Easement Area'),which is the same location of the Temporary Easement Area identified in the Temporary Easement and/or on the Plat, and Grantee desires to terminate the Temporary Easement and accept the easement rights granted herein,all subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. NOW,THEREFORE,for good and valuable consideration,the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,the Parties hereby agree as follows: 1. INGRESS/EGRESS EASEMENT. Grantor has SOLD,GRANTED,and CONVEYED,and by these presents does hereby SELL,GRANT,and CONVEY to Grantee,its successors and assigns,a perpetual and permanent easement for ingress and egress(the"Permanent Easement')over,across,and upon Grantor's Tract to allow Grantee (together with Grantee's successors, assigns, employees, contractors, agents, and invitees)to access the Improvement Tract for the limited purposes of maintaining and servicing its sanitary sewer infrastructure. The Parties intend the Permanent Easement to run with title and be appurtenant to the Improvement Tract and to burden Grantor's Tract. This Agreement replaces all prior agreements and understandings with respect to access to the Improvement Tract,whether written or unwritten,voluntary,or prescriptive,including,but not limited to,the temporary easement for ingress and egress referenced in the Temporary Easement and/or on the Plat. Grantee hereby understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the easement rights granted herein are for the limited purposes noted in this Agreement and that said rights are not,in any manner, a grant of any easement rights to the general public. 2. INDEMNIFICATION. Grantee will indemnify and hold Grantor harmless of and from actual damages,losses,and expenses(including,without limitation,reasonable attorneys'fees)suffered by Grantor arising from Grantee's act,omission,or neglect on Grantor's Tract,or the negligence or willful misconduct of its employees, agents,invitees,or contractors. 3. MAINTENANCE: IMPROVEMENTS. Grantor shall operate and maintain (or cause to be operated and maintained)the Permanent Easement Area,including, without limitation: (a)the surfaces of roadway and/or drive aisle areas;(b)maintaining lighting fixtures for the roadway and/or the drive aisle areas; (c)maintaining marking,directional signs,lines,and striping as needed;and(d)performing any and all such other duties as are necessary-to maintain the Permanent Easement Area. Additionally, Grantor may place improvements within the Permanent Easement Area as long as said improvements do not unreasonably obstruct the ingress and egress rights granted to Grantee herein,and all of said improvements shall be solely operated and maintained by Grantor. 4. CHOICE OF LAW: VENUE. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa,without reference to conflicts of law provisions. Both Parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts located in Story County,Iowa,or,as the case may be,the federal courts located in Des Moines,Iowa,for any claim relating to this Agreement. Each of the Parties irrevocably waives any objection,including,without limitation,any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, that it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of such action or proceeding in such respective jurisdictions. 5. AD VALOREM TAXES. Grantor shall pay or cause to be paid before delinquency all ad valorem taxes,general and special assessments,and other governmental charges assessed against Grantor's Tract. 6. THIRD PARTY NOTICES. Recognizing that the Parties hereto may find it necessary from time to time to establish to lenders,mortgagees, accountants, or other parties of the then current status of performance hereunder,each Party bound or benefited by this Agreement agrees,upon request,that it will from time to time,with reasonable promptness,furnish a written statement in recordable form on the status of any matter relating to this Agreement. 7. AMENDMENTS IN WRITING. No subsequent agreement amending, supplementing, modifying,waiving,or in any way relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument malting specific reference to this Agreement and signed by the Parties. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be construed as an implied amendment or agreement to amend any provision of this Agreement. 8. NO WAIVER. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement,including,without limitation,any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any representation,warranty,covenant,or agreement contained herein by the Party taking that action. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of that breach,or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise,and no delay in exercising, any right,power,or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof,nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right,power,or remedy by a Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,power,or remedy. 9. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held illegal,invalid,or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement,then that provision shall be fully severable,but the remainder of this Agreement, and the application of that severed provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is invalid or unenforceable,shall not be affected by the severance, and shall remain in full force and effect. 10. CONSTRUCTION. The Parties agree that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement. 11. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of Grantor and Grantee, and no third party is intended to be a beneficiary of or under this Agreement. 12. NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT. The rights granted under this Agreement to the Parties are not exclusive. This Agreement shall not preclude the Parties from granting similar easement rights to third parties upon terms and conditions that do not impair or diminish the rights granted under this Agreement. 13. RIGHTS RESERVED. Grantor reserves any and all rights to continue to use and enjoy Grantor's Tract for any and all purposes that do not unreasonably interfere with or interrupt the enjoyment of the easement rights as referenced herein. 14. WARRYNTY OF TITLE. Grantor represents and warrants to Grantee that Grantor is the owner of Grantor's Tract and is fully authorized to enter into this Agreement and convey the easement described herein. 3 15. AUTHORITY. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Parties hereto and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Parties, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Each of the signers of this Agreement hereby represents and covenants that he or she has carefully read and understands the contents of this Agreement, is authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of the Party for which he or she is signing,and signs this Agreement as his or her own free act. 16. ATTORNEY'S FEES. If any Party to this Agreement commences legal proceedings against another Party to enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing Party in such proceedings shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the other Party of an amount equal to the prevailing Party's actual attorneys'fees,attorneys'disbursements,and court costs of the Party prevailing in those legal proceedings, as determined by the court. 17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,each of which,when taken together,shall constitute one original. 18. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth verbatim. The Recitals and exhibits attached hereto,if any,are a substantive,contractual part of this Agreement. IN WITNESS OF THIS AGREEMENT the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below. (SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS) 4 SIGNATURE PAGE OF INGRESS/EGRESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT IOWA CAR WASH,LLC,Grantor By: C "�Wz Brad Jensen, Manager STATE OF IOWA, STORY COUNTY, SS: This record was acknowledged before me on this �� day of Jul} 2021; by Brad Jensen, as a Manager of Iowa Car Wash,LLC. STACY J FELKINS Z ^ Commission Number 791720 Notary ubl in and for the State of Iowa My Commission Expires owP August 24, 2021 My commission expires 8. 2 q. D Z 1 CITY OF AMES, IOWA, Grantee By: John Haila.Mayor NW'V 1 , V✓ 'O1.tJ.i b Y u,. Attest b Diane R. Voss,City Clerk STATE OF IOWA, STORY COUNTY, SS: On this)��day of July, 2021, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa,personally appeared John Haila,Mayor,and Diane R.Voss,Cite Clerk,to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the foregoing instrument,and acknowledged that the)-executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. n Pu lic in and for the State of Iowa CARLY M.WATSC: . My commission expires OS- is-?t{ � Com Number WMy&,,mmisslw Expires 5