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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Other actions actions from the April 3, 2008 meeting.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings about sidewalks closed during construction projects.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets and Services to hold public hearings to investigate sidewalk closures during construction projects and examine ways to improve pedestrian access to these sidewalks by requiring covered and protected walkways around construction sites.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s zoning maps for certain land in the area bounded by Delaware Avenue, the former Marlborough Street right-of-way, the Delaware River, and former Shackamaxon Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Delaware Avenue, former Marlborough Street Right-of-way, the Delaware River and the former Shackamaxon Street.
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The enacted ordinance limits most Philadelphia residents and other firearm transferees to buying or receiving no more than one handgun in a 30-day period and prohibits using a straw purchaser to get around that limit.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-831, entitled "Straw and Multiple Handgun Purchase Reduction," to limit purchases of handguns by Philadelphia residents to one a month, and to prohibit "straw purchases" of handguns utilized by criminals for the purpose of evading the one handgun a month limitation; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance requires firearm owners to report a lost or stolen firearm to an appropriate local law enforcement official within 24 hours after discovering it.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Failure to Report Lost or Stolen Firearm," by requiring prompt notification of lost or stolen firearms and imposing penalties.
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The enacted ordinance requires tour guides who are paid to lead tours on public rights-of-way in the Center City Tourist Area—from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and from Vine Street to South Street—to obtain a city certificate.
Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," by adding a new section providing for the certification of tour guides in certain areas of the city, establishing requirements for such certification, and providing for penalties for violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance amends a 2007 ordinance concerning Northern Star Developments LLC’s permission to construct, own, and maintain multi-level bays and balconies at 1617 N.
Amending Bill No. 070263 (approved September 20, 2007), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Northern Star Developments LLC, 5 Eiker Road, Cranberry, NJ 08512, owner of the property at 1617 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, to construct, own and maintain multi-level bays and balconies as part of the Oxford Mews residential development project, under certain terms and conditions," by providing that the Bill shall take effect immediately, and by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
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The enacted ordinance prohibits people who are subject to active protection-from-abuse orders from buying, possessing, using, controlling, manufacturing, or obtaining a license for firearms while the orders are in effect.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
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