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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of General Services)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Greenspring Avenue
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Greenspring Avenue, extending from Northern Parkway, Southeasterly 949.2 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 266-A-24E in the Office of the Department of General Services; and providing for a special effective date.
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BY authority of
Article I - General Provisions
Section 4
and
Article II - General Powers
Sections 2, 34, 35
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Department of General Services shall proceed to condemn and close a portion of Greenspring Avenue extending from Northern Parkway, Southeasterly 949.2 feet, more or less, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for Parcel No. 1 at the point formed by the intersection of the south side of Northern Parkway, varying in width, and the west side of Greenspring Avenue, 125 feet wide, having a coordinate value of West 13,082.247 feet and North 20,852.930 feet, and running thence binding on the south side of said Northern Parkway, the following two courses and distances; namely, by a line curving to the left with a radius of 912.21 feet for a distance of 80.27 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 87? 44' 40" East 80.24 feet; thence by a line curving to the left with a radius of 1,058.79 feet for a distance of 222.93 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing North 84? 38' 52" East 222.52 feet; thence by lines through the bed of said Greenspring Avenue, the following seven courses and distances; namely, by a line curving to the right with a radius of 89.99 feet for a distance of 144.07 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 60? 14' 27" East 129.17 feet; thence by a line curving to the left with a radius of 2,222.00 feet for a distance of 148.22 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 13? 19' 27" East 148.19 feet; thence by a line curving to the right
with a radius of 59,090.74 feet for a distance of 259.13 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 11? 40' 59" East 259.13 feet; thence by a line curving to the right with a radius of 9,218.06 feet for a distance of 215.93 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 11? 17' 16" East 215.92 feet; thence by a line curving to the right with a radius of 154,027.48 feet for a distance of 154.00 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 09? 32' 46" East 154.00 feet; thence by a line curving to the right with a radius of 1,215.25 feet for a distance of 60.67 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 07? 13' 22" East 60.67 feet thence South 84? 48' 15" West for a distance of 10.45 feet to intersect the west side of said Greenspring Avenue; thence binding on the west side of said Greenspring Avenue, the following two courses and distances; namely, by a line curving to the left with a radius of 1,150.00 feet for a distance of 1,051.21 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing North 31? 59' 13" West 1,014.99 feet; thence by a line curving to the left with a radius of 319.54 feet for a distance of 29.07 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing North 73? 19' 23" West 29.06 feet to the place of beginning.
Containing 96,647.85 square feet or 2.219 acres of land, per calculations.
As delineated on Plat 266-A-24E, prepared by the Survey Control Section and filed on December 9, 2009 in the Office of the Department of General Services.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the proceedings for the condemnation and closing of a portion of Greenspring Avenue and the rights of all interested parties shall be regulated by and in accordance with all applicable provisions of state and local law and with all applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Director of General Services and filed with the Department of Legislative Reference.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That after the closing under this Ordinance, all subsurface structures and appurtenances now owned by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore continue to be the property of the Mayor and City Council, in fee simple, until their use has been abandoned by the Mayor and City Council. If any person wants to remove, alter, or interfere with them, that person must first obtain permission from the Mayor and City Council and, in the application for this permission, must agree to pay all costs and expenses, of every kind, arising out of the removal, alteration, or interference.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That no building or structure of any kind (including but not limited to railroad tracks) may be constructed or erected in or on any part of the street closed under this Ordinance until all subsurface structures and appurtenances owned by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have been abandoned by the Mayor and City Council or, at the expense of the person seeking to erect the building or structure, have been removed and relaid in accordance with the specifications and under the direction of the Director of Public Works of Baltimore City.
SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That after the closing under this Ordinance, all subsurface structures and appurtenances owned by any person other than the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall be removed by and at the expense of their owners, promptly upon notice to do so from the Director of Public Works.
SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That at all times after the closing under this Ordinance, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, acting by or through its authorized representatives, shall have access to the subject property and to all subsurface structures and appurtenances used by the Mayor and City Council, for the purpose of inspecting, maintaining, repairing, altering, relocating, or replacing any of them, without need to obtain permission from or pay compensation to the owner of the property.
SECTION 7. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.
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