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File #: 200092    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 1/30/2020 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 3/5/2020
Title: Authorizing Independence Park Hotel ("Owner") to construct, own, and maintain a proposed exterior building ramp at 235 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 ("Property"), all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy20009200.pdf
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Authorizing Independence Park Hotel ("Owner") to construct, own, and maintain a proposed exterior building ramp at 235 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 ("Property"), all 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 Owner to construct, own, and maintain a proposed exterior ramp at the Property ("Encroachment"), as follows:

Encroachment Description:
An proposed exterior building ramp, located along the north Right-of-Way line of Chestnut Street, from a point approximately one hundred six feet zero inches (106'-0") east of the South 3rd Street east Right-of-Way line to a point approximately twenty-two feet eight inches (22'-8") farther east and encroaching upon the north footway of Chestnut Street approximately four feet six inches (4'-6") toward the south.

A minimum five feet zero inches (5'-0") of clear passable sidewalk space is to remain after installation.

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 ...

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