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Council proposes to remove Bodine Street from City Plan and vacate section.

Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 271 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bodine Street from Spring Garden Street to Green Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: October 6, 2011

infrastructure land use vacation

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes to remove Bodine Street from the City Plan and vacate it between Spring Garden Street and Green Street, subject to certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

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Removes Bodine Street from the City Plan, which is a map of Philadelphia's streets and infrastructure.
Vacates Bodine Street, which means it will no longer be a public street, between Spring Garden Street and Green Street.
Requires the owner(s) of affected property to agree to release the City from potential damages or claims related to the change, either by signing an agreement or posting a bond.
Imposes a two-year deadline for the owner(s) to comply with the above requirements, after which the authorization to revise the City Plan will expire.