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Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1638 West Porter Street, 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, XIAO S. CHEN and BI FANG CHEN or the owner’s designee (the “Owner”), to install, own, and maintain an encroachment at the Property, as follows:
Encroachment Description:
Property: 1638 W Porter St., Philadelphia, PA 19145 a/k/a Sundaes on 17th LLC
A total of four (4) tables and sixteen (16) seats for a sidewalk café will be located along the east sidewalk of South 17th Street along the property line of 1638 Porter Street written in two parts:
Part 1:
One (1) table and four (4) seats for a sidewalk café will encroach a distance of approximately six feet seven inches (6’-7”) towards the west along the east footway of South 17th Street starting from a point approximately nineteen feet six inches (19’-6”) south of the Porter Street south curbline to a point approximately five feet seven inches (5’-7”) farther south leaving a minimum seven feet six inches (7’-6”) of clear unobstructed footway.
Part 2:
Three (3) tables and twelve (12) seats for a sidewalk café will encroach a distance of approximately six feet seven inches (6’-7”) towards the west along the east footway of South 17th Street starting from a point approximately thirty-three feet one inch (33’-1”) south of the Porter Street south curbline to a point approximately twenty-two feet three inches (22’-3”) farther south leaving a minimum seven feet six inches (7’-6”) of clear unobstructed footway.
SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the Encroachments 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 Comm...
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