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Granting permission to Howard Foreman, owner of the Island Caribbean Restaurant, 1338-44 Rising Sun Avenue, for a raised deck encroachment for accessory seating for the restaurant, 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 Mr. Howard Foreman, owner of the Island Caribbean Restaurant, 1338-44 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pa 19140, for an encroachment of a raised deck for seating accessory to an existing restaurant along Rising Sun Avenue and Westmoreland Street as follows:
Raised Deck: 18" high beginning at a point of eight (8) feet south of the south curb line of Rising Sun Avenue, and approximately fifty nine (59) feet east of the east intersecting point of Westmoreland Street and Rising Sun Avenue. This deck is approximately thirty two (32) feet long by six (6) feet wide and continues onto the footway of Westmoreland Street for approximately twelve (12) feet. This encroachment leaves approximately eight (8) feet of clear footway space on Rising Sun Avenue and six (6) feet of clear sidewalk space on Westmoreland Street.
SECTION 2. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, Mr. Howard Foreman 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, Mr. Howard Foreman shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department(s), in a form satisfactory to the Law Department, which shall:
(a) furnish the City with a bond with corporate surety in the amount required by the Streets Commissioner and in a for...
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