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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Public Works)
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
City Streets - Closing - Hawkins Point Road
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hawkins Point Road, extending from Fort Armistead Road Southwesterly 449.8 feet, more or less, to an access ramp to northbound Interstate Route No. 695, as shown on Plat 114-A-50 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.
Body
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 Public Works shall proceed to condemn and close Hawkins Point Road, extending from Fort Armistead Road Southwesterly 449.8 feet, more or less, to an access ramp to northbound Interstate Route No. 695, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for Parcel No. 1 at the point formed by the intersection of the south side of Hawkins Point Road, varying in width, and the northwest side of Fort Armistead Road, varying in width, and running thence binding on the south side of said Hawkins Point Road Westerly by a line curving to the right with a radius of 1093.90 feet the distance of 397.1 feet, more or less, to intersect the east side of an access ramp to north bound Interstate Route No. 695, varying in width, there situate; thence binding on the east side of said access ramp to north bound Interstate Route No. 695 Northerly 50.8 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of said Hawkins Point Road; thence binding on the northwest side of said Hawkins Point Road Northeasterly by a line curving to the left with a radius of 987.45 feet the distance of 502.5 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of said Fort Armistead Road, and thence binding on the northwest side of said Fort Armistead Road the two following courses and distances; namely, Southwesterly 51.3 feet, more or less, and Southwesterly by a line
curving to the right with a radius of 1749.72 feet the distance of 97.6 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
As delineated on Plat 114-A-50, prepared by the Survey Control Section and filed on September 23, 2008, in the Office of the Department of Public Works.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the proceedings for the condemnation and closing of Hawkins Point Road 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 Public Works 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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