Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 240 and 296 by placing on the City Plan Nixon Street from the existing northwesterly terminus of Nixon Street, northwest of Shawmont Avenue, to Port Royal Avenue (not on City Plan), placing on the City Plan River Road from Port Royal Avenue (not on City Plan) to a point approximately ten feet southeast of the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line, and placing on the City Plan a right of way for sewer and drainage purposes and water main purposes and emergency access purposes extending from the proposed northwesterly term
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: May 18, 2017
Signed: June 15, 2017
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill revises the City Plan to reflect current physical conditions in a specific area near Shawmont Avenue and Port Royal Avenue. It authorizes changes to Nixon Street and River Road, including vacating certain portions of these streets.
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