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Committee puts ordinance to vacate small section of North Court Avenue on October agenda after business concerns
Summary
The committee advanced an ordinance to vacate the final 26 feet of a public right-of-way that intrudes into 15 East Philadelphia Street to the Oct. 7 legislative agenda after staff and nearby business owners discussed access and notice requirements.
The York City Council committee voted to place an ordinance that would vacate a 26-foot portion of North Court Avenue—where the public right-of-way currently encroaches on property at 15 East Philadelphia Street—on the Oct. 7 legislative agenda.
City Solicitor Flowers told the committee the request came from the property owner, Grotto Community Benefit, and that the public street “actually bumps into their property a little bit” where the owner asks the city to vacate the portion that intrudes on the parcel. Flowers said the property owner is preparing a legal description and an improved exhibit that shows the requested boundary change.
The item has generated questions from council members and…
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