City of Philadelphia - File #: 110647

• File #: 110647
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/6/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of the westerly ten feet wide portion of Thirty-second Street from Chestnut Street to Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Blackwell
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/21/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/1/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/1/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/1/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/29/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/29/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
11/29/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/6/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of the westerly ten feet wide portion of Thirtyecond Street from Chestnut Street to Walnut Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.  Pursuant to Section 11-403 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is hereby authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 42 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of the westerly ten feet wide portion of Thirtyecond Street from Chestnut Street to Walnut Street, thereby reducing the width of said Thirtyecond Street from ninety feet to eighty feet.

SECTION 2.  This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within two (2) years from the date this Ordinance becomes law:

1. The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner or owners of property affected thereby, to release the City from all damages or claims for damages which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein; in lieu thereof, only after the party in interest has demonstrated best efforts to obtain such agreements and such efforts are unsuccessful, the party in interest shall file an agreement and a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to indemnify the City as aforesaid.
2. The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to release, indemnify, and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages that may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.
3. The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to make any and all changes and adjustments to any public utility facilities maintained within the area being affected which may be necessary in the judgment of the owners of said facilities.  The agreement shall provide that this work be completed within one year from the date of approval by the Board of Surveyors of the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.
4. The payment by the party in interest of the cost of advertising the public hearing by the Board of Surveyors on the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.

SECTION 3.  This Ordinance shall not become effective unless the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), toward costs thereof, is paid into the City Treasury within one hundred and twenty (120) days after this Ordinance becomes law.

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