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Authorizing Vilna Gaston to construct, own and maintain, an open-air sidewalk cafe at 5222-24 Walnut Street, 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 Vilna Gaston, to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 5222-24 Walnut Street that will encroach upon the south sidewalk of Walnut Street as follows:
There will be six (6) tables and sixteen (16) chairs in total placed adjacent to the building on the south sidewalk of Walnut Street. The tables and chairs will encroach a maximum distance approximately eight feet eight inches (8'-8") leaving approximately nine (9') feet of clear unobstructed footway. No rails will be used.
SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the open-air sidewalk café 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 and the Department of Streets, 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, Vilna Gaston 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 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, before exercising any rights and privileges under this Ordinance, Vilna Gaston shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropr...
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