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Authorizing the relocation of the southwesterly curbline of Ridge Avenue, from Calumet Street to a point northwestwardly therefrom, and the northwesterly curbline of Calumet Street, from Ridge Avenue to Kelly Drive, on City Plan No. 163, authorizing the plotting on said City Plan of an area for public pedestrian use extending along the northwesterly side of Calumet Street, from Ridge Avenue to a point southwestwardly therefrom, and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said area for public pedestrian use, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-404 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is hereby authorized to make certain changes affecting a portion of City Plan No. 163 by:
a) Relocating the southwesterly curbline of Ridge Avenue, from the current curbline at its intersection with Calumet Street to a point approximately two-hundred eighty-five feet northwestwardly therefrom, approximately six feet southwestwardly, thereby widening the cartway of said Ridge Avenue by approximately six feet.
b) Establishing a northwesterly curbline of Calumet Street, from Ridge Avenue to Kelly Drive (a park road, not on City Plan), thereby establishing a variable width footway along the northwesterly side of said Calumet Street and including creating a lay-by lane along a portion of the said northwesterly curbline of Calumet Street, as depicted on the proposed plan attached hereto as Exhibit A.
c) Plotting upon the City Plan an eight feet wide area for public pedestrian use extending along and contiguous with the northwesterly side of Calumet Street from Ridge Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred thirty-three feet southwestwardly therefrom and limited in vertical dimension to the ground floor level (approximately ten vertical feet clearance) of a structure proposed to occupy the abutting property.
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