City of Philadelphia - File #: 060472

• File #: 060472
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/25/2006
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 6/15/2006
• Title: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Nutter
• Indexes: ENCROACHMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/14/2006	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/8/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/8/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/8/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/7/2006	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/7/2006	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/7/2006	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
5/25/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
5/25/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred

Title
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has undertaken the development of the expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center bounded generally by Broad Street on the west, Race Street on the north, 13th Street on the east, and Arch Street on the south; and

WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has requested permission to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets for the expansion and renovation of the Pennsylvania Convention Center; now, therefore

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets as follows:

The proposed building overpass, located approximately seventy feet (70') north of the north curb line of Arch Street, is approximately five hundred and seventy feet (570') in length, and approximately fifty feet four inches (50'-4") in clear width. The maximum height of the structure, measured from the ground floor (Elev. 34.17) to the roof parapet (Elev. 152.33) is approximately one hundred and eighteen feet two inches (118'-2"). The minimum vertical clearance to the underside of the overpass varies from seventeen feet (17') at Race Street to twenty-two feet (22') at Arch Street. The westside pier foundation (caissons) encroaches approximately one foot four inches (1'-4") into and below the west public sidewalk of N. 13th Street.

SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the overbuild 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 ...