City of Philadelphia - File #: 110668

• File #: 110668
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/6/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 11/17/2011
• Title: Authorizing Watkins Drinkery, Inc. ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1712 S. 10th Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: SIDEWALK CAFES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/29/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/17/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/17/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/6/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing Watkins Drinkery, Inc. ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1712 S. 10th Street ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to Owner to construct, own and maintain various sidewalk encroachments at the Property ("Encroachments") as follows:

There will be five (5) tables to accommodate a total of ten (10) occupants. Each table is approximately twenty-four (24) square inches in area. The tables will be located adjacent the building and will encroach approximately two feet (2') onto the south sidewalk of Watkins Street, leaving approximately six feet (6') of clear unobstructed footway. Rails will not be used.

SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the Encroachment 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, Owner must first obtain all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate City 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 or privileges under this Ordinance, Owner shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department(s), in a...