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Amending Section 11-611 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk and Roadway Lane Closures," by amending the provisions regulating the application for and issuance of permits for the temporary closure of a sidewalk or roadway lane, including adding new conditions to such permits, providing for building permit revocation and stop work orders for violations, by clarifying that such permits are issued by the Streets Department, and by making certain technical amendments, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 11-611 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk and Roadway Lane Closures," is hereby amended to read as follows:
[§ 11-611] §11-612. Sidewalk and Roadway Lane Closures.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, no permit that authorizes the temporary closure of a sidewalk or roadway lane, whether issued pursuant to any provision of this Code or any regulation promulgated under this Code, shall be issued unless such permit includes the following conditions:
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(b) The permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one year from the date it was issued, provided: (i) the permit may be renewed for additional periods not to exceed one year upon a showing that continued closure is necessary to complete the activity for which the permit was obtained; and (ii) the [department that issued the permit] Department may at any time order the immediate reopening of any sidewalk or roadway lane that has been temporarily closed if the [department] Department finds that the closure is no longer necessary for the activity for which the permit was issued, even if the permit has not yet expired.
(c) Copies of the permit shall be posted at the site during the entire time of the closure at such locations and in such manner as the Department specifies, so as to permit public inspection of such permit.
(2) The Department shall not ...
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