Official:Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Pearl Street from Thirteenth Street to Broad Street and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes, water main purposes, and public utility purposes within the lines of Pearl Street being stricken, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: May 18, 2017
Signed: June 15, 2017
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the city to change the plan for Pearl Street between 13th and Broad Streets by removing it from the map and replacing it with a right-of-way for sewers, water mains, and public utilities. The change will only happen if certain conditions are met within two years.
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