City of Philadelphia - File #: 220639

• File #: 220639
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/23/2022
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 12/15/2022
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan the easterly twenty feet wide portion of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Snyder Avenue, striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Vandalia Street from Wolf Street to Weccacoe Avenue, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes within the portion of Swanson Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the beds of the remaining unopened portions of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Jackson Street and from Jackson Street to Snyder Avenue.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: LINES AND GRADES (REVISING)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/10/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/15/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
12/8/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
12/8/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/8/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/7/2022	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/7/2022	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
12/7/2022	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/23/2022	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 27-S by striking from the City Plan the easterly twenty feet wide portion of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Snyder Avenue, striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Vandalia Street from Wolf Street to Weccacoe Avenue, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes within the portion of Swanson Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the beds of the remaining unopened portions of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Jackson Street and from Jackson Street to Snyder Avenue.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-403 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. 27-S by:

a) Striking from the City Plan the easterly twenty feet wide portion of Swanson Street from Wolf Street to Snyder Avenue, thereby reducing the width of said Swanson Street from one-hundred feet to eighty feet.

b) Striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portion of Vandalia Street from Wolf Street to Weccacoe Avenue.

c) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes within the lines of the portion of Swanson Street being stricken.

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 City Plan changes authorized herein; in lieu thereof, only after the party in interest has demonstr...