City of Philadelphia - File #: 110566

• File #: 110566
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/8/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 10/27/2011
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, and relocating the curblines of Shamokin Street, from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street, thereby increasing the cartway width of said Shamokin Street, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/14/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/27/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, and relocating the curblines of Shamokin Street, from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street, thereby increasing the cartway width of said Shamokin Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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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 hereby authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 63 by:
(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of Pennsylvania Avenue, between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, the said portion to be stricken being approximately fifteen feet in width and extending along the southerly side of said Pennsylvania Avenue from said Nineteenth Street to a point approximately two-hundred forty-five feet westwardly therefrom.
(b) Relocating the northerly curbline of Shamokin Street, from Nineteenth Street to Twentieth Street, three feet three inches northwardly and relocating the southerly curbline of said Shamokin Street nine inches southwardly, thereby increasing the cartway width of said Shamokin Street from eight feet six inches to twelve feet six inches.

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 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 best efforts to obtain such agreements and such efforts are unsuccessful, the party in interest shall file an agreement and a bon...