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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Procedural actions actions from the November 30, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 91-108 of 121 actions from November 30, 2015
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for boxes that distribute news and printed material.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by prohibiting publishers' boxes at the intersection of 20th and Spruce Streets and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for boxes that distribute news and printed material.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by prohibiting publishers' boxes at the intersection of 20th and Spruce Streets and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for boxes that distribute news and printed material.
Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by prohibiting publishers' boxes at the intersection of 20th and Spruce Streets and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have exempted live performing arts venues from fees for curb loading zone permits and allowed the City to create priority loading and unloading zones near qualifying venues.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," Chapter 12-100, "General Provisions," by adding new definitions, and Chapter 12-900, "Parking Regulations And Penalties," by adding "live performing arts venue" to the entities exempt from paying fees for curb loading zone permits and adding a new Section, entitled "Performing Arts Priority Loading And Unloading Zones," providing for loading and unloading zones to allow easier access for performing artists to load-in and load-out at live performing arts venues around the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for water and sewer system breakages.
Amending Chapter 13-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Damages From Breakage," by providing for certain duties and responsibilities of the Water Department in the event of water main breaks and providing for certain rights and protections to property-owners affected by such water main breaks, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for water and sewer system breakages.
Amending Chapter 13-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Damages From Breakage," by providing for certain duties and responsibilities of the Water Department in the event of water main breaks and providing for certain rights and protections to property-owners affected by such water main breaks, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s rules for water and sewer system breakages.
Amending Chapter 13-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Damages From Breakage," by providing for certain duties and responsibilities of the Water Department in the event of water main breaks and providing for certain rights and protections to property-owners affected by such water main breaks, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance legalizes an existing stair enclosure at 5070 Whitaker Avenue for property owner Hugo Campoverdes as a permitted encroachment in the public right-of-way.
Legalizing an existing stair enclosure at 5070 Whitaker Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance legalizes an existing stair enclosure at 5070 Whitaker Avenue for property owner Hugo Campoverdes as a permitted encroachment in the public right-of-way.
Legalizing an existing stair enclosure at 5070 Whitaker Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance legalizes an existing stair enclosure at 5070 Whitaker Avenue for property owner Hugo Campoverdes as a permitted encroachment in the public right-of-way.
Legalizing an existing stair enclosure at 5070 Whitaker Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the official City Plan and vacate a triangular portion of Lancaster Avenue on the north side of Market Street and east side of Thirty-Second Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangularly-shaped portion of Lancaster Avenue located at the northerly side of Market Street and the easterly side of Thirty-Second Street, under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the official City Plan and vacate a triangular portion of Lancaster Avenue on the north side of Market Street and east side of Thirty-Second Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangularly-shaped portion of Lancaster Avenue located at the northerly side of Market Street and the easterly side of Thirty-Second Street, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City to revise the official City Plan and vacate a triangular portion of Lancaster Avenue on the north side of Market Street and east side of Thirty-Second Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a certain triangularly-shaped portion of Lancaster Avenue located at the northerly side of Market Street and the easterly side of Thirty-Second Street, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to construct, own, and maintain 16 planter encroachments in the public right-of-way along Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue, and Passyunk Avenue.
Authorizing Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, to construct, own, and maintain various planter encroachments on Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue and Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to construct, own, and maintain 16 planter encroachments in the public right-of-way along Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue, and Passyunk Avenue.
Authorizing Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, to construct, own, and maintain various planter encroachments on Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue and Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to construct, own, and maintain 16 planter encroachments in the public right-of-way along Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue, and Passyunk Avenue.
Authorizing Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, to construct, own, and maintain various planter encroachments on Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue and Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation to construct, own, and maintain 16 planter encroachments in the public right-of-way along Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue, and Passyunk Avenue.
Authorizing Samuel JR Sherman of the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation, to construct, own, and maintain various planter encroachments on Broad Street, McKean Street, 15th Street, Snyder Avenue and Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance changes designated sidewalk-vending locations in Center City.
Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by eliminating a previously designated vendor location, adding a new vendor location, and adding to the list of locations that shall not be designated for vending, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.