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Authorizing Wills Eye Hospital, 800 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain a roof beam architectural embellishment encroaching above the Ninth street public right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, Wills Eye Hospital is the owner of property located at 800 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA; and
WHEREAS, Wills Eye Hospital has requested permission to construct, own and maintain a roof beam architectural embellishment encroaching above the public footway south of Ninth street; now, therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Wills Eye Hospital, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to construct, own and maintain the following structures:
A roof beam architectural embellishment located approximately one hundred and sixty feet zero inches (160'-0") south of the south curbline of Walnut street, encroaching over the east footway of South Ninth street approximately four feet ten and one quarter inches (4'-10 1/4"), with a clear vertical clearance of approximately one hundred and twenty three feet zero inches (123'-0").
The roof beam overhang forms a right triangle over the public footway with the following approximate dimensions: Five feet nine and three eighth inches (5'9 3/8") and eight feet four and one eighth inches (8'-4 1/8") with a base along the building face of approximately ten feet two inches (10'-2").
The clear distance from the east curbline of South Ninth street to the roof encroachment is seven feet three and three quarters inches (7'-3 3/4").
SECTION 2. The construction use and maintenance of the roof beam architectural embellishment 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.
SECTION 3. Before exercising any righ...
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