City of Philadelphia - File #: 060241

• File #: 060241
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/30/2006
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 6/1/2006
• Title: Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Odd Fellows Avenue from Brown Street to a dead end approximately 150' northwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/15/2006	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
5/25/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
5/25/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
5/25/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/23/2006	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/23/2006	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/23/2006	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
3/30/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
3/30/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Odd Fellows Avenue from Brown Street to a dead end approximately 150' northwardly 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 authorized and directed to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by:

(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Odd Fellows Avenue from Brown Street to a dead end approximately 150' northwardly 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 Law Department, 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 that the owner or owners of property affected cannot be located, the party in interest shall file an agreement and bond with corporate surety, satisfactory to the Law Department, to indemnify the City as aforesaid.

(b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the Law Department, 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 party requesting changes to the City Plan hereunder shall file an agreement, satisfactory to the Law Department, to make any and all changes and adjustments to curbing, sidewalk paving, cartway paving, water pipe, fire hydrants, sewers, inlets and manholes, street light poles and equipment, and to other City structures either overhead, undergrou...