Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the December 18, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 37-54 of 95 actions from December 18, 2003
This enacted ordinance adopted the 2003 International Residential Code, with Philadelphia-specific changes, as the city’s Residential Code.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as the Philadelphia Residential Code, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance repealed Philadelphia’s existing Electrical Code and replaced it with an amended version of the 2003 International Electrical Code Administrative Provisions.
Repealing Subcode "E" (The Philadelphia Electrical Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," and adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Electrical Code Administrative Provisions as the Philadelphia Electrical Code, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s building construction and occupancy rules, including how permits, inspections, violations, certificates, appeals, variances, and related fees are handled.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), by modifying certain administrative and enforcement provisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance repealed Philadelphia’s previous Building Code and adopted the 2003 International Building Code, with city-specific additions, deletions, and amendments.
Repealing Subcode "B" (The Philadelphia Building Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," and adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the "2003 International Building Code" as the Philadelphia Building Code, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s building code by adopting the 2003 International Existing Building Code, with local additions, deletions, and changes, as the Philadelphia Existing Building Code.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Existing Building Code as the Philadelphia Existing Building Code, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s building code by adopting the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code, with city-specific changes, as the Philadelphia Energy Conservation Code.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code as The Philadelphia Energy Conservation Code, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill repeals Subcode F, the Philadelphia Fire Prevention Code, from the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code.
Repealing Subcode "F" (The Philadelphia Fire Prevention Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," and adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Fire Code as the Philadelphia Fire Code, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s building code by adopting the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code, with Philadelphia-specific changes, as the city’s Fuel Gas Code.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code as the Philadelphia Fuel Gas Code, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to update rules for unsafe buildings and equipment, rooming houses, permits used to address imminently dangerous conditions, and electrical outlets in bathrooms.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "PM" (The Property Maintenance Code), to incorporate certain International Code Council model code provisions related to unsafe structures and equipment; revise the definition of rooming house; amend requirements regarding permits for the abatement of imminently dangerous buildings; amend requirements for electrical receptacles in bathrooms; and make technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s building and occupancy code by adopting the 2003 International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, with city-specific changes, as the Philadelphia Performance Code.
Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments, the 2003 International Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities as the Philadelphia Performance Code, under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance repealed Philadelphia’s prior Mechanical Code and adopted the 2003 International Mechanical Code with city-specific changes as the Philadelphia Mechanical Code.
Repealing Subcode "M" (The Philadelphia Mechanical Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," and adopting and incorporating, with certain additions, deletions and amendments the 2003 International Mechanical Code as the Philadelphia Mechanical Code, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The vetoed bill would have extended from three years to eight years certain real estate tax exemptions for improvements to deteriorated hotel properties.
Amending Section 19-1303(3) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization to Offer Exemptions from Real Estate Taxes on Improvements to Deteriorated Industrial, Commercial or Other Business Properties," by extending the exemption period for certain existing grants of exemption, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for reconstructing certain demolished or destroyed nonconforming structures.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-100 entitled "General Provisions" by amending Section 14-104, entitled "Non-Conforming Structures and Uses" by amending provisions relating to the reconstruction of non-conforming structures, under certain terms and conditions.
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This bill is recorded with a status of enacted.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Fillmore Street, Hartel Avenue, Rockwell Avenue, Borbeck Avenue, Verree Road, Rhawn Street, Tabor Avenue, Stanwood Street, Rising Sun Avenue, Solly Avenue, Verree Road, Emerson Street, Rising Sun Avenue, Solly Avenue, Tabor Avenue, Pennypack Park, Bergen Street,Verree Road, Strahle Street, Pine Road, Susquehanna Road, Verree Road, Grant Avenue, Pine Road, Shady Lane, the County Line and Oxford Avenue.
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This enacted amendment extended until December 31, 2004, the deadline for meeting conditions attached to the authorized conveyance of premises at 1823-35 Callowhill Street to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
Amending Bill No. 990728, approved December 6, 1999, entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to convey to the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia certain premises located at 1823-35 Callowhill street, and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to enter into or execute such other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance; all under certain terms and conditions," by extending the time for compliance with the conditions until December 31, 2004.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to exchange two city-owned parcels near McNulty and Townsend Roads in the 66th Ward with two nearby parcels owned by the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID).
Authorizing the Commissioners of Fairmount Park and the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to transfer two certain lots or pieces of ground situate in the vicinity of McNulty and Townsend Roads to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (PAID) in exchange for two certain lots or pieces of ground of equal or greater value owned by PAID situate in the vicinity of McNulty and Townsend Roads, in the Sixty-sixth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the Department of Streets’ Board of Surveyors to widen a roughly 200-foot section of Southampton Road near The Roosevelt Boulevard by about 12 feet and add the widened area to the City Plan.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 384 by widening Southampton Road approximately twelve (12) feet on the southwestwardly side, from its intersection with The Roosevelt Boulevard to a point approximately two hundred (200) feet northwestwardly therefrom, and by placing on the City Plan such widened portion of Southampton Road, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Thomas Jefferson University to construct, own, and maintain an underground pneumatic conduit ductbank connecting three hospital buildings near 10th and Walnut Streets.
Authorizing Thomas Jefferson University, Suite 2100, 130 S. 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 its successors and assigns, to construct, own and maintain an underground pneumatic conduit ductbank connecting three hospital campus buildings in the vicinity of 10th and Walnut Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
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