HomeMy WebLinkAboutA007 - Attorney's Opinion dated November 20, 2003 ATTORNEY'S OPINION
I,Deborah S.Krauth,hereby state that I am an Attorney at Law,duly admitted to the practice
of law in the State of Iowa, and a member of the firm of Nyemaster,Goode,Voigts,West,Hansell&
O'Brien, with offices at 1416 Buckeye, Ste. 200, Ames, Story County, Iowa. I further state that I
have examined the Abstract of Title to the following-described real estate, to-wit:
A tract of land being an official replat of Lot 28, Outlot `O', Outlot
`P' and Outlot `Q' of Northridge Heights Subdivision, Sixth
Addition, City of Ames, Story County, Iowa, described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest Corner of said Outlot `O'; thence
N89038'22"E, 1252.61 feet along the Northerly line of said Outlot to
the Northeast Corner thereof; thence continuing N89°38'22"E,
1312.61 feet along the Northerly line of said Outlot `P' to the
Northeast Corner thereof; thence S00°14'04"E, 1321.46 feet along
the Easterly line of said Outlot to the Southeast Corner thereof;
thence continuing S00°14'04"E, 1261.46 feet along the Easterly line
of said Outlot `Q' to the Southeast Corner thereof, a point on the
Northerly right-of-way line of Bloomington Road; thence
S89050'58"W, 26.97 feet along said Northerly right-of-way line to
the Southeast Corner of Northridge Heights Subdivision, Fifth
Addition, said City of Ames;thence N00°09'05"W,514.81 feet along
the Easterly line of said Fifth Addition to the Northeast Corner
thereof,said point being on a 1550.00 foot radius,non-tangent curve,
concave Northerly; thence Westerly 341.45 feet along the Northerly
line of said Fifth Addition and along said curve having a chord
bearing S8600I'11"W, 340.76 feet to a point on the Easterly line of
Northridge Heights Subdivision,Second Addition,said City of Ames,
said point being the Northwest Corner of said Fifth Addition;thence
N00009'05"W, 134.95 feet along said Easterly line to the Northeast
Corner of said Second Addition; thence continuing N00009'05"W,
207.29 feet along the Easterly line of Northridge Heights Subdivision,
Fourth Addition, said City of Ames, to a point on a 767.00 foot
radius, tangent curve, concave Easterly; thence Northerly 77.76 feet
along said Easterly line and along said curve having a chord bearing
N02045'10"E, 77.73 feet to the Northeast Corner of said Fourth
Addition;thence N80°29'26"W,362.40 feet along the Northerly line
of said Fourth Addition;thence N82°46'16"W, 170.01 feet along said
Northerly line to the Northwest Corner of said Fourth Addition;
thence continuing N82046'16"W,74.00 feet along the Northerly line
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of Lot 31 of said Sixth Addition to the Northwest Corner thereof;
thence N07°50'28"E, 146.77 feet along the Easterly line of Lot 29 of
said Sixth Addition to the Northeast Corner thereof, a point on a
2467.00 foot radius, non-tangent curve, concave Southerly; thence
Easterly 19.28 feet along the Southerly right-of-way line of Harrison
Road of said Sixth Addition and along said curve having a chord
bearing S84°29'56"E, 19.28 feet to a point on the Westerly line of
said Outlot`Q';thence N05°43'30"E,66.00 feet along said Westerly
line to the Southeast Corner of said Lot 28, a point on a 2533.00 foot
radius,non-tangent curve,concave Southerly;thence Westerly 80.00
feet along the Southerly line of said Lot and along said curve having a
chord bearing N85°10'47"W, 80.00 feet to the Southwest Corner of
said Lot;thence NO3°54'56"E, 138.89 feet along the Westerly line of
said Lot to the Northwest Corner thereof, thence S87°20'15"W,
324.15 feet along the Northerly lines of Lot 27, Lot 26, Lot 25 and
Lot 24 of said Sixth Addition to the Southeast Corner of said Outlot
`O';thence continuing S87°20'15"W, 163.79 feet along the Southerly
line of said Outlot; thence S70°18'07"W, 66.00 feet along said
Southerly line; thence S79°13'41"W, 133.71 feet along said
Southerly line;thence N19°06'43"W,23.85 feet along said Southerly
line; thence S78°58'07"W, 258.24 feet along said Southerly line;
thence N79°42'55"W, 82.24 feet along said Southerly line; thence
N89036'40"W, 306.91 feet along said Southerly line to a point on a
827.50 foot radius, non-tangent curve, concave Westerly; thence
Northerly 4.16 feet along said Southerly line and along said curve
having a chord bearing N04°34'54"W, 4.16 feet; thence
S89023'03"W,240.45 feet along said Southerly line to the Southwest
Corner of said Outlot, a point on the Easterly right-of-way line of
George Washington Carver Avenue;thence N00041'37"W, 1289.25
feet along said right-of-way line to the Point of Beginning;containing
86.50 acres, subject to easements and restrictions of record,
from the root of the title thereof, down to and including the day of
, 2003, last certified by Abstract & Title Services of Story County(Iowa
Title Guaranty Division Member #8650). The real estate has now been subdivided and is now
known as NORTHRIDGE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION SEVENTH ADDITION, STORY
COUNTY, IOWA.
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Based upon information within said Abstract of Title, it is my opinion that the fee
simple title to said real estate is in Uthe Development Company, L.L.C. and Hanson Homes, Inc.
Hanson Homes,Inc.has title to the replatted Lot 28,Northridge Heights Subdivision Sixth Addition,
City of Ames, Story County,Iowa. The balance of the land is titled in Uthe Development Company,
L.L.C. The real estate is free from encumbrances, but is subject to easements and restrictions of
record and to zoning ordinances
lofthe City of Ames, Iowa.
Dated this ()'-tJ�f i day of 04�\k//.-' 2003.
NYEMASTER, GOODE, VOIGTS, WEST, HANSELL& O'BRIEN
By
D4eo . krauth., Attorney
Iowa Title Guaranty
Division Member#1440
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