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Resolution vacating a portion of Wabash Street (formerly Walnut St), laid out in the Denny Estate Plan of Lots, from the centerline of Lowe Street to its terminus, in the 19th Ward, 2nd Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, at no cost to the City.
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WHEREAS, Lowe Street Associates, LLC, has requested this vacation, at no cost to the City, of a portion of Wabash Street, 40 feet wide, a presently unopened and unused right-of-way paper street, in order to consolidate their property for expansion purposes.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. All that certain piece of ground being a known as Wabash Street (40' wide), situate in the 19th Ward, 2nd Council District, City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This piece of ground being further described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the centerline of Lowe Street (40 feet wide) with the southerly line of Wabash Street (40 feet wide);
Thence, along the southerly line of the above said Wabash Street and along property now or formerly Lowe Street Associates LLC, (known as Block 6-N Lot 40) N 54014'00" W, a distance of 470.00 feet to a point;
Thence through the above said Wabash Street N 35046'00" E, a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the line of lands now or formerly City of Pittsburgh, (known as Block 6-N Lot 100);
Thence along the northerly line of the above said Wabash Street S 54014’00" E, a distance of 470.00 feet to a point;
Thence through the above said Wabash Street S 35046'00” W, a distance of 40.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Containing an area of 18,880 square feet or 0.043 acre.
Section 2. ALCOSAN reserves the right for a Utility Easement(s):
ALCOSAN reserves its right and privilege to continue to maintain and use the existing sewer within and under Wabash Street and further reserves the right and privilege to inspect, maintain, repair, construct and reconstruct the existing sewer across the said vacated street, and for all aforesaid purposes to enter upon said vacated street. No fixed permanent structures (buildings, walls, etc.) are permitted in the vacated right-of-way area that will impact or compromise daily operation and/or maintenance of existing or proposed ALCOSAN facilities including construction and/or reconstruction activities within, below and upon the vacated section of Wabash Street and/or required easement. ALCOSAN can accept conventional street/drive-way type paving and/or landscape areas except trees.
Section 3. Since this portion of the right-of-way is presently unopened and unused for street or pedestrian purposes and the City has no intention to open this right-of-way, the Finance Department in line with Law Department policy, places no price or charge for this vacation.
Section 4. LOWE STREET ASSOCIATES shall, within one (1) year after the effective date of this resolution, must record this vacation with the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate.