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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Council actions
Unanimous actions actions from the May 21, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 37 actions from May 21, 2015
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for balconies and roof decks.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for balconies, revising the requirements for roof decks, adding definitions, and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the Department of Public Property to acquire easements for the City in the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street, and 12th Street.
Authorizing the Department of Public Property to acquire, on behalf of the City, an easement in the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street and 12th Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s sulfur-content requirements for commercial fuel oil, including limits for different grades and rules for controlling sulfur dioxide emissions.
Amending Section 3-207 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Fuel Oil," by modifying certain requirements for commercial fuel oil content, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to require applicants to give written notice to the Director of Commerce for certain permit, approval, or variance applications involving property in an Industrial or Industrial Mixed-Use District.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance creates the Temple University District, bounded by Diamond, 10th, Oxford, and 16th Streets, with up to 50 combined locations for sidewalk and street vendors.
Amending Section 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts," by creating the Temple University District, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have made Melon Street one-way westbound between Thirteenth Street and Park Avenue.
Establishing a one-way regulation on Melon Street, from Thirteenth Street to Park Avenue, westbound.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes changes to City Plan No.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon Street from Park Avenue to Ridge Avenue and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a portion of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes in the bed of former Potts Street from Thirteenth Street to Broad Street, south of Fairmount Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Hunting Park Avenue, Pacific Street, 22nd Street, Venango Street, and Wissahickon Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Hunting Park Avenue, Pacific Street, 22nd Street, Venango Street, and Wissahickon Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain land in the area bounded by Hagys Mill Road, Port Royal Avenue, Lare Street, Summit Avenue, Eva Street, Shawmont Avenue, Umbria Street, the railroad right of way, and the County Line.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Hagys Mill Road, Port Royal Avenue, Lare Street, Summit Avenue, Eva Street, Shawmont Avenue, Umbria Street, Railroad Right of Way, and the County Line.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Disston Street, Whitaker Avenue, Brighton Street, Pennway Street, Saint Vincent Street, and Algon Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Disston Street, Whitaker Avenue, Brighton Street, Pennway Street, Saint Vincent Street, and Algon Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within the boundaries of Newtown Avenue, Godfrey Avenue, Allengrove Street, Tabor Avenue, Foulkrod Street, and Adams Avenue.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Newtown Avenue, Godfrey Avenue, Allengrove Street, Tabor Avenue, Foulkrod Street, and Adams Avenue.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Drexel University to construct, own, and maintain steps and three planters that would extend into the public footway near 3175 JFK Boulevard and North 32nd Street.
Authorizing Drexel University, to construct, own, and maintain step and planter encroachments at 3175 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain areas within the boundaries of Arizona Street, Emerald Street, York Street, and Coral Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Arizona Street, Emerald Street, York Street, and Coral Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the required parking rules for lots zoned CMX-3, a mixed-use commercial district.
To amend Section 14-802(3) of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Required Parking in Commercial Districts," by changing the parking requirements for lots designated CMX-3, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for off-street loading curb cuts.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-800, entitled "Parking and Loading," by amending Section 14-806, entitled "Off-Street Loading," by providing certain exceptions to the maximum curb cut width.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning maps for certain land in the area bounded by Priscilla Street, West Coulter Street, Midvale Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue, and West Queen Lane to Priscilla Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Priscilla Street, West Coulter Street, Midvale Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue, and West Queen Lane to Priscilla Street.
Introduced and Referred·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules to define debris from excavation, construction, alteration, or demolition and require debris from activity costing more than $10,000 to be placed in a construction dumpster.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by amending Section 10-701 entitled "Definitions," amending the definition of debris, and by amending Section 10-710, entitled " Dumping of Debris and Short Dumping," by providing that debris generated from construction activity be placed in construction dumpsters, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s building code rules for excavation and foundation permits, including requiring a zoning permit before those permits could be issued and stating that work would proceed at the owner’s risk.
Amending Subcode "A" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code," by amending Chapter 3 entitled "Permits"; amending Chapter 6 entitled "Fines"; and amending Chapter 9 entitled "Fees"; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.