City of Philadelphia - File #: 040563

• File #: 040563
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/20/2004
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 6/21/2004
• Title: Authorizing the revisions of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 271 and 146 in the vicinity of Penn Street and Shackamaxon Street, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/1/2004	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/21/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/21/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/10/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/10/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/10/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/9/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/9/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
6/9/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/20/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/20/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revisions of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 271 and 146 in the vicinity of Penn Street and Shackamaxon Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-405 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is authorized to revise the lines and grades on a potion of City Plan Nos. 271 and 146 by:

(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Penn Street from Ellen Street to Shackamaxon Street.
(b) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and gas main purposes within the lines of Penn Street being stricken from the City Plan under authority of this Ordinance.

SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within one (1) year from the date this Ordinance becomes law:

(a) The party requesting changes to the City Plan hereunder shall file an agreement or agreements, satisfactory to the Law Department, executed by all owners of property affected by this Ordinance, to release the City from all damages and claims for damages that may arise by reason of such City Plan changes. If such requesting party has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City that it has diligently pursued, but was unsuccessful in obtaining the execution of any such agreements, such party shall file agreements and bond with corporate surety, satisfactory to the Law Department, to release and indemnify the City for all such damages and claims for damages.

(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, which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.

(c) If in the best interest of the City, the filing of an agreement by the owner or owners of property affected thereby granti...