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File #: 240473    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 5/16/2024 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 6/13/2024
Title: Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 3743 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Jones
Indexes: SIDEWALK CAFES
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 24047300, 2. Bill No. 24047301, As Amended, 3. CertifiedCopy24047301.pdf
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Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 3743 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129, under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to the owner of the property identified below, currently, Michael Murphy, (the "Owner"), to install, own, and maintain an encroachment at the Property, as follows:

Encroachment Description:

Property: 3743 Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129 D/B/A Taqueria Cresta

A sidewalk caf? located as follows, with a minimum of ten feet (10'-0") of clear passable sidewalk space to remain after installation of each part identified below:

A total of two (2) tables and four (4) seats for a sidewalk caf? will be located along the property line of 3743 Midvale Avenue and will encroach a distance of approximately six feet (6'-0") towards the south along the north footway of Midvale Avenue starting from a point approximately one hundred sixteen feet eight inches (116'-8") east of the Ridge Avenue east curbline to a point approximately twenty feet (20'-0") farther east leaving a minimum ten feet (10'-0") of clear unobstructed footway.

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, a...

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