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Authorizing Ricardo Mejias to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments at 4004 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 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 Ricardo Mejias, 602 E. Godfrey Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140 ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain various right-of-way encroachments ("Encroachments") at 4004 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA as follows:
A handicap accessible ramp with railing will encroach approximately six (6) feet onto the west footway of North 5th Street in front of 4004 North 5th Street leaving approximately nine (9) feet of clear unobstructed footway.
SECTION 2. The construction, use and maintenance of the Encroachments 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 or have its 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, Owner shall enter into an agreement ("Agreement") with the appropriate City department or departments, satisfactory to the Ci...
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