Council may, by ordinance, provide for straightening or relocating any street previously opened which involves the opening of a portion of the straightened or relocated street over land not previously a portion of the street or the vacation of a portion of the previously opened street no longer to be used for street purposes. The straightening or relocation shall be considered as an opening or vacation and shall be effected in the same manner and by the same procedure as provided in section 1731 (relating to authority to open and vacate streets and procedure) but may be considered as a single proceeding to be effected by enactment of a single ordinance.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS
Section 1704 - Streets connecting with street of other municipality
Section 1705 - Entry on land to maintain marks and monuments
Section 1706 - Exclusive nature of provisions
Section 1707 - Failure of council to hold hearing
Section 1708 - Street lighting, ornamental lighting and traffic control signals and devices
Section 1712 - Borough street plan
Section 1721.1 - Power to lay out, open, etc
Section 1721.2 - Laying out streets and procedure
Section 1724 - Effect of laying out street
Section 1731 - Authority to open and vacate streets and procedure
Section 1732 - Petition for opening or vacating street and action thereon
Section 1733 - Action for damages and benefits and award
Section 1734 - Acceptance and dedication of streets
Section 1751 - Authority to straighten and relocate streets and procedure
Section 1761 - Proceedings with or without petition
Section 1771 - Improvement of streets outside or partly outside borough limits
Section 1782 - Acquisition of property for unobstructed view