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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 - A Portion of Lancaster Street
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Lancaster Street, extending from the southwest side of President Street westerly and northwesterly to the south side of Aliceanna Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-22 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 a portion of Lancaster Street, extending from the southwest side of President Street westerly and northwesterly to the south side of Aliceanna Street, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for Parcel No. 1 at the intersection of the southwest side of President Street, 60 feet wide, and the north side of Lancaster Street, varying in width, having a coordinate value of East 4,086.53 feet and South 5,474.66 feet, and running thence binding on the line of the southwest side of said President Street, if projected southeasterly, South 28? 21' 17" East 73.81 feet to intersect the south side of said Lancaster Street, 52 feet wide; thence binding on the south, southwest, southeast and west sides of last said Lancaster Street, the six following courses and distances; namely, South 87? 34' 53" West 287.84 feet, by a tangent arc curving to the right with a radius of 252.00 feet the distance of 221.33 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing North 67? 15' 28.5" West 214.28 feet, by a tangent line North 42? 05' 50" West 52.85 feet, North 32? 54' 10" East 8.28 feet, North 42? 05' 19" West 7.34 feet, and by a non-tangent arc curving to the right with a radius of 185.00 feet the distance of 72.55 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing North 02? 12' 07" West 72.08 feet to intersect the line of the south
side of Aliceanna Street, 42 feet wide, if projected southwesterly; thence binding reversely on the line of the south side of said Aliceanna Street, North 76? 56' 36" East 26.33 feet, to intersect the northeast side of Lancaster Street, varying in width and thence binding on the northeast and north sides of last said Lancaster Street, in part on the northeast and north sides of Lancaster Street, mentioned secondly herein, and in all, the five following courses and distances; namely, by a line curving to the left with a radius of 17.00 feet the distance of 35.32 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 17? 25' 19.5" West 29.30 feet, South 42? 05' 50" East 89.99 feet, by a tangent arc curving to the left with a radius of 200.00 feet the distance of 175.65 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing South 67? 15' 28.5" East 170.06 feet, North 87? 34' 53" East 246.56 feet and by a tangent arc curving to the left with a radius of 10.00 feet the distance of 20.25 feet which arc is subtended by a chord bearing of North 29? 36' 57.5" East 16.96 feet to the place of beginning.
As delineated on Plat 114-A-22, prepared by the Survey Control Section and filed on May 8, 2007 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 a portion of Lancaster Street 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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