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File #: 050108    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 2/10/2005 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Authorizing the Legendary Blue Horizon ("Blue Horizon"), the owner of the property 1314 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 to maintain one statue, the "Spirit of Philadelphia Boxing" statue, which is currently located on the façade of 1314 North Broad Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy05010801.pdf
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Authorizing the Legendary Blue Horizon ("Blue Horizon"), the owner of the property 1314 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 to maintain one statue, the "Spirit of Philadelphia Boxing" statue, which is currently located on the façade of 1314 North Broad Street, all 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 Blue Horizon, 1314 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121 to maintain one cast bronze and marble statue with bronze threaded rods for mounting bases on the west sidewalk of North Broad Street. The bronze and marble statue when mounted on the sidewalk at 1314 North Broad Street, will occupy a maximum of approximately 5 square feet (5') of footway abutting the building façade at 1314 North Broad Street. The statue is approximately nine feet (9') high, five feet (5') wide (viewed frontally) and five feet (5') deep. The centerline of the statue is located approximately eighteen feet (18') west of the west curbline of North Broad Street.

SECTION 2. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, Blue Horizon must first 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 has been enacted, it being the express intent of this Ordinance not to supersede any other provision of law governing the issuance of such permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, Blue Horizon shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department(s), in form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to provide that Blue Horizon shall, inter alia:

(a) furnish the City with a bond with corporate surety in the amount required by the Department of Streets and i...

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