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File #: 060472    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 5/25/2006 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 6/15/2006
Title: Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Nutter
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy06047200.pdf
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Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has undertaken the development of the expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center bounded generally by Broad Street on the west, Race Street on the north, 13th Street on the east, and Arch Street on the south; and

WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has requested permission to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets for the expansion and renovation of the Pennsylvania Convention Center; now, therefore

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to construct, own and maintain an overbuild on 13th Street between Race and Arch Streets as follows:

The proposed building overpass, located approximately seventy feet (70') north of the north curb line of Arch Street, is approximately five hundred and seventy feet (570') in length, and approximately fifty feet four inches (50'-4") in clear width. The maximum height of the structure, measured from the ground floor (Elev. 34.17) to the roof parapet (Elev. 152.33) is approximately one hundred and eighteen feet two inches (118'-2"). The minimum vertical clearance to the underside of the overpass varies from seventeen feet (17') at Race Street to twenty-two feet (22') at Arch Street. The westside pier foundation (caissons) encroaches approximately one foot four inches (1'-4") into and below the west public sidewalk of N. 13th Street.

SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the overbuild 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 ...

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