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Resolution granting a vacation of a portion of Wylie Avenue, laid out in the Lower Hill Planned Development District Improvement Subdivision Site Plan No. 1, from the intersection of Logan Street to its southwestern terminus in the 3rd Ward, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
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WHEREAS, a portion of Wylie Avenue located in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh was dedicated to the City of Pittsburgh through Resolution 41 of 2019, File No. 2018-1238, effective January 10, 2019.
WHEREAS, an unused portion of the dedicated Wylie Avenue extends beyond the intersection of Logan Street and is not necessary to provide access or otherwise further development.
WHEREAS, the Sports and Exhibition Authority and Urban Redevelopment Authority have requested that that certain portion of Wylie Avenue be vacated to allow for other development.
WHEREAS, the owners of all property fronting or abutting the portion of Wylie Avenue to be vacated consent to the vacation.
WHEREAS, the City wishes to act on the Sport and Exhibit Authority and Urban Redevelopment Authority’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 City hereby vacates and releases any and all rights to that certain parcel of land situate in the 3rd Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which is more particularly bounded and described as follows:
All that certain tract of ground situates in the 3rd Ward, City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being a part of Parcel “5” (Street 5) to remain, as shown on the Lower Hill Planned Development District Improvement Subdivision Site Plan No. 1 as recorded in Plan Book Volume 285, page 23, being more particularly described to wit:
Beginning at a point on the southerly right of way line of said Street 5, a 78 foot right of way, where the same is intersected by the westerly right of way line of Street 1, an 84 foot right of way in said plan; thence along said southerly right of way line of Street 5
South 62º 40’ 08” West a distance of 29.43 feet to a point; thence crossing said right of way North 27º 19’ 52” West a distance of 78.00 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of said Street 5; thence along said northerly right of way line
North 62º 40’ 08” East a distance of 31.43 feet to a point on the aforesaid right of way line of Street 1, now an 80 foot right of way; thence along said westerly right of way line of Street 1 South 25º 51’ 44” East a distance of 78.03 feet to a point at the place of beginning
Said lot or piece of ground containing an area of 2,373.5 sq.ft. or 0.05449 acres
Section 2. This vacation is conditioned, in part, on the placement of easements over certain parcels to ensure access, ingress, and egress to the public.
Section 3. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) Water Mapping indicates that there is a 12” water line under Wylie Avenue within the area of this vacation. The PWSA facilities located in Wylie Avenue are to be terminated per PWSA specifications. Project plans must be submitted to PWSA for review and approval indicating the termination of facilities within Wylie Avenue within two years. If the property owner does not terminate the waterline within two years, the maintenance of the waterline will become the responsibility of the property owner. The property owner is to execute an easement for PWSA access to the waterline until it is terminated. If an easement is not executed, PWSA does not accept maintenance responsibility.
Section 4. 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 5. The Sport and Exhibit Authority and Urban Redevelopment Authority’s shall, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this resolution, must record this vacation with the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate.
Section 6. That any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.