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Cypress Street Removed from City Plan as Developers Seek to Revise Urban Landscape

Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Cypress Street from Broad Street to a point approximately ninety feet southeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla

Introduced: December 5, 2013

: Committee on Streets and Services

infrastructure planning

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 would allow for a change to Philadelphia's City Plan by removing Cypress Street from the plan and vacating it between Broad Street and another point 90 feet southeastwardly. The city would need agreements from property owners and the city to release it from potential damages.

What This Bill Does

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Authorizes the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets to revise lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 308.
Vacates Cypress Street from Broad Street to a point approximately 90 feet southeastwardly from Broad Street.
Requires the property owners affected by the change to agree to release the City from damages or claims for damages arising from the change.
Requires the property owners or the party in interest to file an agreement, bond, or letter of credit to release the City from potential damages, within two years of the ordinance becoming law.