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File #: 161008    Version: Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 11/17/2016 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 12/8/2016
Title: Authorizing the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct, own and maintain pedestrian enhancement encroachments at 122-138 Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19140 under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 16100801, As Amended.pdf, 2. CertifiedCopy16100801.pdf
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Authorizing the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to construct, own and maintain pedestrian enhancement encroachments at 122-138 Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19140 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 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain pedestrian enhancement encroachments ("Encroachment") at 122-138 Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140 as follows:

Encroachment Description:

Two (2) benches, one (1) flagpole and an existing monument in a traffic triangle bounded by Mascher Street, Rising Sun Avenue, and Wyoming Avenue.

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, the Department of Streets, and the Art Commission, 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 City Solicit...

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