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Legalizing an existing retaining wall encroachment at 289 Osborn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128 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 Barbara Gorka ("Owner"), to own and maintain an existing retaining wall encroachment at 289 Osborn Street as follows:
Encroachment Description:
An existing precast interlocking block retaining wall at the southwest corner of Vicaris Street and Lauriston Street, extending into the public Right-of-Way a variable distance of no more than approximately seventeen feet (17'-0") as measured perpendicular to the property line, for a total approximate length of forty feet (40'-0").
SECTION 2. The 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, satisfactor...
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