* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
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 Transportation)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
City Streets - Closing - 10-Foot Alley
For the purpose of condemning and closing a 10-foot alley bounded by Etting Street, a variable width alley, West Lafayette Avenue, and West Lanvale Street, as shown on Plat 326-A-32A in the Office of the Department of Transportation; 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 Transportation shall proceed to condemn and close a 10-foot alley bounded by Etting Street, a variable width alley, West Lafayette Avenue, and West Lanvale Street, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for Parcel No. 1 at the point formed by the intersection of the southwest side of Etting Street, 20 feet wide, and the northwest side of a 10-foot alley, the point of beginning being distant Southeasterly 109 feet, more or less, measured along the southwest side of Etting Street from the southeast side of West Lafayette Avenue, 66 feet wide; thence binding on the southeast side of Etting Street, Southeasterly 10 feet, more or less, to the southeast corner of the 10-foot alley; thence binding on the east side of the 10-foot alley, Southwesterly 60 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the northeast side of a variable width alley; thence binding on the variable width alley, Northwesterly 10 feet, more or less, to the southwest corner of the 10-foot alley; and thence binding on the west side of the 10-foot alley, Northeasterly 60 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
Containing 600 square feet or 0.0138 acres, more or less.
As delineated on Plat 326-A-32A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed on July 22, 2020, in the Office of the Department of Transportation.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the proceedings for the condemnation and closing of the 10-foot alley 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 Transportation 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 Transportation 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.