Legislation Details

File #: 260425    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 4/30/2026 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 3601-7 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Young
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 26042500
Title
Authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 3601-7 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

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

Encroachment Description:

Property: 3601-7 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140

One (1) decorative puzzle wall, three (3) tree planter boxes and four (4) non-standard bollards written in four (4) parts:

Part 1
A total of one (1) decorative puzzle wall will be located along the property line of 3601-07 North Broad Street and will encroach a distance of approximately one foot ten inches (1'-10") towards the west along the east footway of North Broad Street starting from a point approximately sixty-seven feet (67'-0") north of the Venango Street north curbline to a point approximately five feet five inches (5'-5") farther north leaving a minimum thirteen feet eight inches (13'-8") of clear unobstructed footway.

Part 2
A total of three (3) tree planter boxes will be located along the curb line of 3601-07 North Broad Street and will encroach a distance of approximately five feet (5'-0") towards the east along the east footway of North Broad Street starting from a point approximately forty-one feet (41'-0") north of the Venango Street north curbline to a point approximately forty-nine feet eleven inches (49'-11") farther north leaving a minimum thirteen feet eight inches (13'-8") of clear unobstructed footway. The planters will be spaced at eighteen feet two inches (18'-2") from one another.

Part 3
A total of three (3) non-standard bollards will be located along the curb line of 3601-07 North Broad Street and will encroach a distance of approximately three feet (3'-0") towards the east along the east footway of North Broad Street starting from a point...

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