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 August 9, 2011 meeting.
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Showing 1-8 of 8 actions from August 9, 2011
The enacted ordinance authorizes Kimmel Center, Inc.
Authorizing Kimmel Center, Inc., 200 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owner of the Kimmel Center located at 300 South Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way on the south sidewalk of Spruce Street between Broad and Fifteenth Streets, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s rules on sidewalk behavior by changing the process law enforcement must follow before issuing a violation notice or taking coercive action.
Amending Chapter 10-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Places - Prohibited Conduct," by amending Section 10-611, entitled "Sidewalk Behavior," by amending the process to be followed prior to taking coercive action for violations of the Section, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s farmers’ market rules to add the sidewalk on the west side of Frankford Avenue between Bustleton Avenue and Pratt Street as a permissible location for a farmers’ market.
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by adding a permissible location on the sidewalk of the west side of Frankford Avenue between Bustleton Avenue and Pratt Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted measure authorizes the Department of Streets to set rules for how refuse, garbage, rubbish, and recyclable materials placed at curbside or other collection points must be disposed of.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by adding a new Section, authorizing the Department of Streets to promulgate regulations regarding the proper disposal of refuse, rubbish, garbage and recyclable materials set out for collection and to issue notices of violation for the improper disposal of such items, and establishing standards of review for hearings on violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to remove and abandon a 20-foot-wide portion of a reserved right-of-way extending southwest from former Thirty-second Street, south of Market Street.
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 42 and abandoning of a portion of a certain right-of-way reserved for municipal and public utility purposes which extends southwestwardly from the westerly side of former Thirty-second Street, south of Market Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance requires anyone who sees a live raccoon at large anywhere in Philadelphia to immediately report the raccoon and its location to the Animal Control Agency.
Amending Chapter 10-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Animals," to establish provisions for the reporting of wild raccoons, and to provide for the manner of their abatement, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes 600 North Broad Associates, L.P., owner of Gastronomy Restaurant at 600 North Broad Street, to construct, own, and maintain an enclosed vestibule and railing extending about 5 feet 6 inches into the south footway of Mount Vernon Street between Broad and Fifteenth Streets.
Authorizing 600 North Broad Associates, L.P., 530 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owners of Gastronomy Restaurant, located at 600 North Broad Street, to construct, own and maintain various encroachments in the right-of-way adjacent to the south footway of Mount Vernon Street between Broad Street and Fifteenth Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for tour passenger carriers, including where and how many passenger loading zones may be approved and removing limits on how many zones a carrier may use at one time.
Amending Section 9-407 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tour Passenger Carriers," to provide for tour passenger loading zones of a specified size in certain locations and in certain numbers, to provide for the removal of limitations on the number of loading zones a tour passenger carrier can occupy at one time, to provide for changes to the amount of certain fees by regulation, and to provide for certain reporting requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.