City of Philadelphia - File #: 110520

• File #: 110520
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/16/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Title: Authorizing the plotting upon City Plan No. 285 of a right-of-way for drainage purposes in the area lying southeast of Roberts Avenue and southwest of Fox Street and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Goode
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, REVISION

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
6/16/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title

Authorizing the plotting upon City Plan No. 285 of a right-of-way for drainage purposes in the area lying southeast of Roberts Avenue and southwest of Fox Street and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.  Pursuant to Section 11-402 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is hereby authorized to approve the plotting upon City Plan No. 285 of a right-of-way for drainage purposes in the area lying southeast of Roberts Avenue and southwest of Fox Street, the said right-of-way being more particularly described as follows:

ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the Thirty Ward of the City of Philadelphia, and described as follows:

BEGINNING AT A POINT, said point being measured from the point of intersection of the southeasterly side of Roberts Avenue (seventy feet wide) and the southwesterly side of Fox Street (eighty feet wide) the following two (2) courses and distances:  (1) South fiftydegrees fortyminutes thirtyseconds West, along the said southeasterly side of Roberts Avenue, the distance of onefiftyand sevenred fifty one feet to a point; (2) South twentydegrees two minutes six seconds East, the distance of sevenseventyand eighttwelve onefeet to the point of beginning; thence, from said point of beginning, extending North seventythree degrees fiftyminutes thirtyseconds East, the distance of onefiftysix and fiveseventy one feet to a point on the southwesterly side of a certain sixty feet wide right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes which extends southeastwardly and communicates with certain other rights-of-way; thence extending South sixtydegrees fiftyminutes twentyseconds East, along the said southwesterly side of the certain sixty feet wide right-of-way, the distance of sixtyand threeeighty one feet to a point on the northwesterly side of a certain fifty feet wide right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes which extends southwestwardly and southeastwardly to the northwesterly side of Hunting Park Avenue (one feet wide); thence extending South twentydegrees three minutes thirtyseconds West, along the said northwesterly side of the certain fifty feet wide right-of-way, the distance of onethirtynine and sevenninetyfour one feet to a point; thence extending North thirtydegrees fortyminutes twentyseconds West, the distance of ninetyand twoninetyone feet to a point; thence extending South seventydegrees fiftyminutes thirtyseconds West, the distance of seventyand sevenfourteen onethousandths feet to a point; thence extending North twentydegrees two minutes six seconds West, the distance of sixtyand fiveeightyonefeet to the FIRST MENTIONED POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING.

BEING a proposed right-of-way for drainage purposes in the area lying southeast of Roberts Avenue and southwest of Fox Street.

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 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.
2. The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner or owners of property affected thereby, granting to the City the aforesaid right-of-way for drainage purposes authorized in Section 1 of this Ordinance.  The agreement shall provide that no changes in grades shall be made and that no fences, buildings, or other structures, either overhead, underground, or upon the surface, shall be constructed within the lines of the right-of-way or abutting thereon, unless the plans for such structures shall first be submitted to and approved by the Water Department.  The agreement shall also grant the right-of-access and occupation at any and all times to the officers, agents, employees, and contractors of the City for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, alterations, repairs, and inspection of present and future facilities and structures.

SECTION 3.  The Streets Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to accept the grant to the City of the aforesaid right-of-way for drainage purposes authorized in Section 1 herein.

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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