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Bill 030731

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 152 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Regent Street from Sixty-seventh Street to Sixty-sixth Street and by placing on the City Plan a certain right of way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Nov 13, 2003Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President VernaCouncilmember Blackwell

From the floor

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  1. “Aye. The ayes are 15, the nays are 0. A majority of all Members having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 030731. THE”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, December 18, 2003 · Dec 18, 2003 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “To the President and Members of the Council City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services to which was referred Bill No. 030731, entitled an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 152 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Regent Street from 67th Street to 66th Street; And Bill No. 030732, entitled an ordinance authorizing the paving of Reserve Boulevar…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2003 · Dec 11, 2003 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “Bill No. 030731, an ordinance authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 152 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Regent Street.”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 11, 2003 · Dec 11, 2003 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Nov 13, 2003Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Nov 13, 2003Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Dec 9, 2003HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Dec 9, 2003RECESSED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Dec 9, 2003HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  6. Dec 11, 2003ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Dec 11, 2003SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Dec 11, 2003ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Dec 11, 2003HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  10. Dec 11, 2003REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  11. Dec 18, 2003READ · CITY COUNCIL
  12. Dec 18, 2003PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  13. Dec 31, 2003SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 152 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Regent Street from Sixty-seventh Street to Sixty-sixth Street and by placing on the City Plan a certain right of way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes, all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-405 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 152 by: (a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Regent Street from Sixty-seventh Street to Sixty-sixth Street. (b) Placing on the City Plan a certain right of way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes within the bed of Regent Street proposed to be stricken under authority of this Ordinance. SECTION 2. Any owners of property affected by this Ordinance shall file agreements, satisfactory to the Law Department, to grant to the City the right of way described in Section 1(b). Such agreements shall provide that no changes in grades shall be made and that no buildings, fences or other structures, either overhead, underground or upon the surface shall be constructed within the lines of the right of way or abutting thereon, unless the plans for such structures shall first be submitted to and approved by the Philadelphia Water Department and the Philadelphia Gas Works. The agreements shall also grant to the officers, agents, employees and contractors of the City and the Philadelphia Gas Works the right of access to and occupation of the right of way at any and all times for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, alterations, repairs and inspection of present and future drainage, water and gas main structures. SECTION 3. This authorization is conditional upon confirmation by the Board of Surveyors. ..End