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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 146 and 271 by closing Manderson Street, from Delaware Avenue to Frankford Avenue, to vehicular traffic, placing on the City Plan a certain triangularly-shaped area bounded by Delaware Avenue, Frankford Avenue, and Manderson Street, relocating a portion of the westerly curbline of Frankford Avenue, north of Laurel Street, a variable distance westwardly, and relocating the southwesterly curbline of Laurel Street, from Delaware Avenue to Canal Street, a variable distance northeastwardly and authorizing the opening of the heretofore unopened portion of the intersection of Delaware Avenue, Laurel Street, and Frankford Avenue.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan in the area around Delaware Avenue, Frankford Avenue, Laurel Street, and Canal Street. It closes Manderson Street between Delaware and Frankford to vehicle traffic, adds a triangular area to the City Plan, relocates portions of the Frankford and Laurel Street curbs, and allows an unopened part of the intersection to be legally opened.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 20, 2010
Sponsors
Darrell L. ClarkeFJFrank J. DiCicco
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.

Pursuant to Sections 11-402 and 11-404 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 Nos. 146 and 271 by:

Closing Manderson Street, from Delaware Avenue to Frankford Avenue, to vehicular traffic by extending the northwesterly curbline of said Delaware Avenue and the easterly curbline of said Frankford Avenue across the ends of said Manderson Street.

Placing on the City Plan a certain triangularlyarea bounded by Delaware Avenue on the southeast, Frankford Avenue on the west, and Manderson Street on the northeast.

Relocating

the westerly curbline of Frankford Avenue, from a point approximately onethirty feet north of Laurel Street to a point approximately onehundred ninety feet further northwardly therefrom, a variable distance westwardly, thereby reducing the width of the westerly footway of said Frankford Avenue within this area.

Relocating the southwesterly curbline of Laurel Street, from Delaware Avenue to Canal Street, a variable distance northeastwardly in order to conform more closely to existing conditions.

SECTION 2. Effective upon confirmation of the City Plan changes authorized herein, the Board of Surveyors is hereby authorized to adopt a Resolution declaring the heretofore unopened portion of the area within the intersection of Delaware Avenue, Laurel Street, and Frankford Avenue, owned by the City of Philadelphia, to be legally open.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. 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

  4. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred