Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon Street from Park Avenue to Ridge Avenue and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes in the bed of former Potts Street from Thirteenth Street to Broad Street, south of Fairmount Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: May 21, 2015
Signed: October 1, 2015
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows for a revision to Philadelphia's City Plan No. 58 by vacating Melon Street and abandoning a drainage right-of-way in former Potts Street. The change is conditional on property owners releasing the city from potential damages.
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