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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 105 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ludwick Street from Haverford Avenue to Wallace Street, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have authorized removing Ludwick Street from the City Plan and vacating the portion between Haverford Avenue and Wallace Street. It would have required the affected property owner or other interested party to cover related costs, protect the City from claims, and make or pay for any needed changes to streets, sidewalks, utilities, lighting, and other City infrastructure.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
September 14, 2006
Sponsors
Jannie L. Blackwell
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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 authorized and directed to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 105 by:

(a)

Striking from the City Plan and vacating Ludwick Street from Haverford Avenue to Wallace Street.

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 Law Department, 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 locate any owner or owners of property affected and has been unable to do so, the party in interest shall file an agreement and bond with corporate surety, satisfactory to the Law Department, to indemnify the City as aforesaid.

(b)

The filing of an agreement satisfactory to the Law Department, by the party in interest, to release, indemnify and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages, which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.

(c)

The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the Law Department, by the party in interest, to make any and all changes and adjustments to curbing, sidewalk paving, cartway paving, water pipe, fire hydrants, sewers, inlets and manholes, street light poles and equipment, and to other City structures either overhead, underground or upon the surface, including the relocation, abandonment, repairing, reconstruction, cutting and sealing such structures and facilities which may be necessary in the judgment of the Department of Streets and Water Department by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein. The agreement shall provide for the removal of all existing City-owned street lighting poles and equipment and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Street Lighting Division at 701 Ramona Avenue at no cost to the City. The agreement shall provide for the removal of salvageable hydrants, valves, manhole covers, frames and connections as determined by the Water Department and delivery to the storage yard of the Water Department located at Twenty-ninth Street and Cambria Street at no cost to the City and shall also provide for the removal of salvageable cast iron manholes and covers, street inlet grates, frames and hoods and inlet castings as determined by the Water Department and delivery to the storage yard of the Water Department located at 3201 North Fox Street at no cost to the City. The Agreement shall provide that this work be completed within one year from the date of confirmation by the Board of Surveyors of the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.

(d)

The filing of a bond with corporate surety, satisfactory to the Law Department, to cover the cost of the work required under Section 2(c).

(e)

The payment by the party in interest of the cost of advertising the public hearing by the Board of Surveyors on the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.

SECTION 3.

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 twenty (120) days after this Ordinance becomes law.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  2. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred