City of Philadelphia - File #: 150899-A

• File #: 150899-A
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 11/19/2015
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 12/10/2015
• Title: Authorizing the vacating of Byberry Road (not on City Plan) from the terminus of Byberry Road as plotted on the City Plan, approximately one-thousand one-hundred ninety-six feet eastwardly, southwardly, and southeastwardly from Woodhaven Road, to the City of Philadelphia-Bucks County Line, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember O'Neill
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/23/2015	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/10/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
12/3/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/3/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/3/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/3/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
12/3/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/30/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/30/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
11/30/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
11/19/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the vacating of Byberry Road (not on City Plan) from the terminus of Byberry Road as plotted on the City Plan, approximately one-thousand one-hundred ninety-six feet eastwardly, southwardly, and southeastwardly from Woodhaven Road, to the City of Philadelphia-Bucks County Line, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is hereby authorized to adopt a resolution and approve a plan vacating Byberry Road (not on City Plan) from the terminus of Byberry Road as plotted on the City Plan, approximately one-thousand one-hundred ninety-six feet eastwardly, southwardly, and southeastwardly from Woodhaven Road, to the City of Philadelphia-Bucks County Line.

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 vacating of a portion of Byberry Road as authorized herein; in lieu thereof, only after the party in interest has demonstrated best efforts to locate any owner or owners of property affected and has been unable to do so, 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 vacating of a portion of Byberry Road as authorized herein.
(c) The party in interest shall furnish evidence, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, that the appropriate public a...