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Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 20-40 S 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, 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, DREXEL UNIVERSITY, LLC (the "Owner"), to install, own, and maintain an encroachment at the Property, as follows:
Encroachment Description:
Property: 20-40 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 D/B/A The Study at University City
A total of five (5) tables and twenty (20) seats for a sidewalk caf? will be adjacent to the building of 20-40 S 33rd Street and will encroach a distance of approximately twelve feet five inches (12'-5") towards the east along the west footway of South 33rd Street starting from a point approximately seventy-four feet six inches (74'-6") north of the Chestnut Street north curbline to a point approximately forty-eight feet four inches (48'-4") farther north leaving a minimum of thirteen feet (13'-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 their 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...
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