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Resolution granting a vacation of 8th Street, from Penn Avenue to Fort Duquesne Blvd, the Northern portion of Maddock Place and an Unnamed Way, from 9th Street to its terminus, at no cost to the City, in the 2nd Ward, 1st Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
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WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, has requested this vacation, at no cost to the City, to support the safe public access and use of the new Arts Landing Outdoor Venue to be located on Penn Avenue in the Pittsburgh Cultural District.
WHEREAS, the owners of all property fronting or abutting the portion of 8th Street, Maddock Place and an Unnamed Way to be vacated consent to the vacation.
WHEREAS, the City wishes to act on the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's request, conditioning the proposed vacated area to a public access easement.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The vacation of the following is hereby accepted: 8th Street, Maddock Place, and Unnamed Way
All that certain piece, parcel, or strip of land situated in the 2nd ward, city of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being more particularly described as follows: 8TH ST
Beginning at a point, being the Northeast corner of 8th Street, 40.04 feet wide, being located on the Southerly line Fort Duquesne Boulevard; thus corner being located at Northeast corner of lands owned now or formerly Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural resources; thence along said right of way N 67?49'53" E a distance of 59.03 feet to a point; thence leaving said right of way by a curve to the left having a chord bearing S 24?26'27" W, a chord distance of 27.49 feet, and a radius of 20.00 feet through an arc distance of 30.31 to a point of tangency located on the Eastern right of way line of 8th Street; thence along said right of way s 18?58'30" E a distance of 446.90 feet to a point on the Northerly right of way line of Penn Avenue 60.07 feet wide; thence along said right of way line S 7...
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