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File #: 040150    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 2/26/2004 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 4/22/2004
Title: Granting permission to Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro, owners of the property 2650 S. 15th Street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the northwest corner of S. 15th Street and Oregon Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Council President Verna, Councilmember Blackwell
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy04015000.pdf
Title
Granting permission to Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro, owners of the property 2650 S. 15th Street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the northwest corner of S. 15th Street and Oregon Avenue, 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 Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro, owners of the property 2650 S. 15th Street, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe with six (6) tables approximately four feet (4') square with chairs to accommodate a total of twenty-four (24) occupants encroaching a maximum of five feet (5') onto the north footway of Oregon Avenue, leaving a minimum of nine feet (9') clear footway for pedestrians.

The first table is located approximately twenty-nine feet (29') west of the west curb line of S. 15th Street and the last table approximately seventy feet (70') west of the west curb line of S. 15th Street.


SECTION 2. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this ordinance, Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro must first obtain all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commission. 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, Carmen Polutro and Joseph Polutro 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 form satisfactory to the Law Department to insure compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this ordinance and the aforementioned agre...

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