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 December 3, 2014 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 20 actions from December 3, 2014
The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code to regulate security devices that limit or block access to the front face of commercial buildings throughout the city.
Amending Subcode PM of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code," as it is amended by Bill No. 120647 (approved January 20, 2014), by further regulating security devices that limit or block access to the front face of a building or structure used for commercial purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council to hold hearings about the costs and savings of changes to health benefits for Philadelphia’s exempt City employees.
Authorizing the Council of the City of Philadelphia to hold hearings to investigate the cost and savings of changes made to the healthcare benefits for exempt employees of the City of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have added requirements for issuing food establishment licenses in Philadelphia.
Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by amending Section 6-503, entitled "Licenses and Permits," to provide for additional requirements relating to food establishments, under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance prohibits anyone other than the City and its designees from selling, leasing, reserving, or helping reserve parking spaces on City-controlled streets, roadways, and cartways.
Amending Title 12, entitled "Parking Regulations and Penalties," of The Philadelphia Code, by adding new rules and penalties for persons who offer for sale or sell, lease, reserve or facilitate the reserving of any parking space located on a street, roadway, cartway, or portion thereof, owned or controlled by the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution authorizes the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to hold hearings about how bed bug infestations affect physical and mental health, and about the rights and responsibilities of tenants, landlords, employers, employees, and other affected people.
Authorizing the Committee on Public Health and Human Services to conduct hearings concerning the impact of bed bugs on physical and mental health, the rights and responsibilities of dealing with bed bug infestation and to commission a bed bug task force to determine best management practices and recommendations.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Joshua Shemesh to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1301 Frankford Avenue, with up to 10 tables and 20 chairs occupying part of the East Thompson Street sidewalk.
Authorizing Joshua Shemesh ("Owner") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 1301 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas of land bounded by Knights Road, Red Lion Road, East Keswick Road, Morrell Avenue, East Crown Avenue, and Clarendon Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Knights Road, Red Lion Road, East Keswick Road, Morrell Avenue, East Crown Avenue, and Clarendon Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s residential zoning rules to prohibit group day cares in certain residential zoning districts where they previously required special-exception approval.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by prohibiting group day cares in certain residential zoning districts, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties in the area bounded by 25th Street, North College Avenue, West College Avenue, Girard Avenue, 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, Jefferson Street, 31st Street, and Oxford Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 25th Street, North College Avenue, West College Avenue, Girard Avenue, 31st Street, Master Street, 32nd Street, Jefferson Street, 31st Street, and Oxford Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by 25th Street, Oxford Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, and Ridge Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 25th Street, Oxford Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, and Ridge Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to contract for construction of a public sewer and related work on Adams Avenue, from Orthodox Street to Castor Avenue.
Authorizing the construction of a sewer and appurtenant work in a proposed right-of-way, required to alleviate unsanitary conditions in a portion of Adams Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Broad Street, Diamond Street, 18th Street, Glenwood Avenue, and Lehigh Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Broad Street, Diamond Street, 18th Street, Glenwood Avenue and Lehigh Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within boundaries including 18th Street, Diamond Street, 24th Street, Norris Street, 25th Street, Ridge Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, Sedgley Avenue, and Dauphin Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by 18th Street, Diamond Street, 24th Street, Norris Street, 25th Street, Ridge Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, Diamond Street, 25th Street, Sedgley Avenue, Dauphin Street, and Glenwood Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Old Nelson PA Four, LLC, doing business as Old Nelson Food Company, to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3020 Market Street.
Authorizing Old Nelson PA Four, LLC, dba Old Nelson Food Company to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s Longtime Owner Occupants Program by expanding the circumstances in which someone can show equitable ownership of a residential property for purposes of a tax exemption.
Amending Chapter 19-3900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Tax Exemptions for Longtime Owner-Occupants of Residential Properties," by specifying certain circumstances sufficient to demonstrate equitable ownership of a property under the Longtime Owner Occupants Program, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-truck-parking rule at all times on both sides of the 4400 block of North 5th Street, between Cayuga Street and Blavis Street.
Establishing a no truck parking regulation on the 4400 block of North 5th Street, between Cayuga Street and Blavis Street, on both sides of the street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s tax credit for businesses that hire qualifying veterans.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by providing for an expanded tax credit for employment of veterans; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to add a 12-foot-wide right-of-way along the southeasterly side of Keely Court, southwest of Henry Avenue, for sewer and drainage purposes.
Authorizing the plotting upon a portion of City Plan No. 297 of a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes abutting the southeasterly side of Keely Court, southwest of Henry Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.