civus
BillENACTED

Bill 150845

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 187 by striking from the City Plan Edgemont Street from Wheatsheaf Lane to a point approximately two-hundred sixty-eight feet southwestwardly therefrom and relocating portions of the right-of-way lines of The Delaware Expressway, between Wheatsheaf Lane and Butler Street, to conform with the lines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Nov 12, 2015Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Henon

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

  1. “150764, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Metal Chestnut to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 4700 Chestnut Street"; and Stated Meeting December 10, 2015 150765, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Towing,' by clarifying when storage fees can be charged and accrued"; and Bill No. 150787, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the revision of l…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 10, 2015 · Dec 10, 2015 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Nov 12, 2015Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Nov 30, 2015HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Nov 30, 2015HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Nov 30, 2015REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Dec 3, 2015ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Dec 3, 2015SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Dec 3, 2015READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Dec 10, 2015READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Dec 23, 2015SIGNED · MAYOR

Official documents

Documents open on the City of Philadelphia’s legislative site.

Full text

Read the full text as published

..Title Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 187 by striking from the City Plan Edgemont Street from Wheatsheaf Lane to a point approximately two-hundred sixty-eight feet southwestwardly therefrom and relocating portions of the right-of-way lines of The Delaware Expressway, between Wheatsheaf Lane and Butler Street, to conform with the lines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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 hereby authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 187 by: a) Striking from the City Plan Edgemont Street from Wheatsheaf Lane to a point approximately two-hundred sixty-eight feet southwestwardly therefrom. b) Relocating portions of the right-of-way lines of The Delaware Expressway, between Wheatsheaf Lane and Butler Street, in order to conform with the lines established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 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 demonstrated best efforts to obtain such agreements and such efforts are unsuccessful, the party in interest shall file an agreement and a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to release the City as aforesaid. b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to release, indemnify, and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages that may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein. c) 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. The provisions of The Philadelphia Code, Section 14-708(5)(g), relating to dead end streets, shall not apply to Edgemont Street as affected by this Ordinance. SECTION 4. 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 and twenty (120) days after this Ordinance becomes law. ..End