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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 Transportation)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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City Streets - Closing - Brunt Court and Certain Alleys Bounded by Robert Street, Division Street, Wilson Street, and Brunt Street
For the purpose of condemning and closing Brunt Court and certain alleys of varying widths bounded by Robert Street, Division Street, Wilson Street, and Brunt Street, as shown on Plat 326-A-31A in the Office of the Department of Transportation; 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 Transportation shall proceed to condemn and close Brunt Court and certain alleys of varying widths bounded by Robert Street, Division Street, Wilson Street, and Brunt Street, and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning for Parcel No. 1 at the point formed by the intersection of the southeast side of Robert Street 66 feet wide and the southwest side of a 10-foot alley, the point of beginning being distant Northeasterly 84 feet measured along the southeast side of Robert Street from the northeast side of Brunt Street 20 feet wide; thence binding on the southeast side of Robert Street Northeasterly 10 feet to the northeast side of the 10-foot alley; thence leaving the southeast side of Robert Street and binding on the northeast side of the 10-foot alley Southeasterly 200 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of Mission Court varying in width; thence binding on the northwest side of Mission Court Southwesterly 10 feet to the southwest side of the 10-foot alley; thence binding on the southwest side of the 10-foot alley Northwesterly 200 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
Containing 2,000 square feet or 0.046 acres, more or less.
Beginning for Parcel No. 2 at the point formed by the intersection of the northeast side of Brunt Street 20 feet wide and the northwest side of Brunt Court varying in width, the point of beginning being distant Southeasterly 198 feet measured along the northeast side of Brunt Street from the southwest side of Laurens Street 66 feet wide; thence leaving the northeast side of Brunt Street and binding on the northwest side of Brunt Court Northeasterly 172 feet, more or less, to intersect the southwest side of Division Street 66 feet wide; thence binding on the southwest side of Division Street Southeasterly 12 feet, more or less, to the southeast side of Brunt Court; thence leaving the southwest side of Division Street and binding on the southeast side of Brunt Court the 3 following courses and distances: Southwesterly 47 feet, more or less, thence Southerly 7 feet, more or less, thence Southwesterly 120 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Brunt Street; and thence binding on the northeast side of Brunt Street Northwesterly 23 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
Containing 3,025 square feet or 0.069 acres, more or less.
Beginning for Parcel No. 3 at the point formed by the intersection of the southeast side of an 8-foot alley and the southwest side of a 10-foot alley, the point of beginning being distant Northeasterly 80 feet measured along the southeastern side of the 8-foot alley from the northeast side of Brunt Street 20 feet wide; thence binding on the southeast side of the 8-foot alley Northeasterly 10 feet to the northeast side of the 10-foot alley; thence leaving the southeast side of the 8-foot alley and binding on the northeast side of the 10-foot alley Southeasterly 120 feet, more or less, to intersect the northwest side of Brunt Court varying in width; thence binding on the northwest side of Brunt Court Southwesterly 10 feet to the southwest side of the 10-foot alley; and thence binding on the southwest side of the 10-foot alley Northwesterly 120 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
Containing 1,200 square feet or 0.028 acres, more or less.
Beginning for Parcel No. 4 at the point formed by the intersection of the northeast side of Brunt Street 20 feet wide and the northwest side of an 8-foot alley, the point of beginning being distant Southeasterly 70 feet measured along the northeast side of Brunt Street from the southeast side of Laurens Street 66 feet wide; thence leaving the northeast side of Brunt Street and binding on the northwest side of the 8-foot alley Northeasterly 172 feet, more or less, to intersect the southwest side of Division Street 66 feet wide; thence binding on the southwest side of Division Street Southeasterly 8 feet to the southeast side of the 8-foot alley; thence leaving the southwest side of Division Street and binding on the southeast side of the 8-foot alley Southwesterly 172 feet, more or less, to intersect the northeast side of Brunt Street; and thence binding on the southwest side of the 8-foot alley Northwesterly 8 feet to the place of beginning.
Containing 1,376 square feet or 0.032 acres, more or less.
As delineated on Plat 326-A-31A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed on July 24, 2017, in the Office of the Department of Transportation.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the proceedings for the condemnation and closing of Brunt Court and certain alleys 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.