City of Philadelphia - File #: 160769

• File #: 160769
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/15/2016
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 10/20/2016
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan Balfour Street from Ontario Street to Russell Street, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Henon
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/1/2016	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/20/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
10/13/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/13/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/12/2016	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/12/2016	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/12/2016	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
9/15/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan Balfour Street from Ontario Street to Russell 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. 197 by striking from the City Plan Balfour Street from Ontario Street to Russell Street.

SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within two (2) years from the date this Ordinance becomes law:
a) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner(s) 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 release the City as aforesaid.
b) 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.
c) 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. The provisions of The Philadelphia Code, Section 14-708(5)(g), relating to dead end streets, shall not apply to the streets affected by this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. 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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