City of Philadelphia - File #: 140281

• File #: 140281
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/3/2014
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 5/8/2014
• Title: Legalizing an existing hot air duct encroaching on the public right-of-way at 522 Washington Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: ENCROACHMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/19/2014	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/8/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/28/2014	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/28/2014	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
4/28/2014	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/3/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Legalizing an existing hot air duct encroaching on the public right-of-way at 522 Washington Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to Lee Quach ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain a right-of-way encroachment ("Encroachment") at 522 Washington Avenue, on the west sidewalk of South Randolph Street adjacent to Lee's Café & Bistro as follows:

Encroachment Description

The hot air duct will be located approximately fifty three feet (53'-0") south of the south curb line of Washington Avenue and approximately ten feet (10'-0") west of the west curb line of Randolph Street, leaving at least eight feet eight inches (8'-8") of clear unobstructed footway. The hot air duct, which is approximately sixty feet (60'-0") high, will be mounted to new construction, to service a commercial kitchen basement. The hot air duct will be powered by mechanical equipment at the rooftop level, which will not encroach within the public right-of-way.


SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the Encroachment described and listed in Section 1 shall be in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of the City of Philadelphia, and specifically those of the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Department of Streets, and the Art Commission, provided that the Department of Streets, in its sole, unreviewable discretion, may allow minor variations of the dimension limits of Section 1, within standard tolerances of current engineering practice.

SECTION 3. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, Owner must first obtain or have its contractor(s) obtain all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commissions. No such department, board, agency or commission shall be required to issue any such permit, license or approval solely because this Ordinance has been ena...