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Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk caf? in the vicinity of 3423 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134, 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, 3419 KENSINGTON PARTNERS (the "Owner"), to install, own, and maintain an encroachment at the Property, as follows:
Encroachment Description:
Property: 3423 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
A total of five (5) tables and ten (10) seats, one trash receptacle, and seven (7) planters for a sidewalk caf? will be located adjacent to the building line of 3423 Kensington Avenue and will encroach a distance of approximately five feet (5'-0") towards the north along the north footway of East Russell Street starting from a point approximately twenty-seven feet four inches (27-4") east of the Kensington Avenue east curbline to a point approximately forty-four feet (44-0") farther east leaving a minimum five feet (5'-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 h...
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