City of Philadelphia - File #: 230575

• File #: 230575
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/14/2023
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 11/2/2023
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus southwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones
• Indexes: LINES AND GRADES (REVISING)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/13/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/2/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
10/19/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
10/19/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/19/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/17/2023	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/17/2023	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
10/17/2023	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/14/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus southwardly therefrom, 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. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Lex Street from Thompson Street to its terminus approximately one-hundred four feet southwardly therefrom.

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. This Ordinance shall not become effective unless the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), towar...