In order to comply with the State Planning Act, the Street Vacation Act of 1941, and the Public Service Easement Vacation Law of the state, it is necessary to hold a public hearing prior to the vacation of any dedicated street or easement within the City. As a preliminary to said hearings, the City Engineering Department and the City Planning Department shall conduct reasonable investigations to ascertain whether or not the public interest would be served by closing or vacating a specific street or portion thereof, or by the vacating of a specific easement in said City. It is the purpose and intent of the City Council to establish fees which shall be paid by the petitioner upon the filing of a request for the processing of an application for such street or easement vacations, in order to reimburse the City for expenses incurred. (Ord. 1205 § 2, 1969; prior code § 27.1401).