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 December 3, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 19-36 of 81 actions from December 3, 2015
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to transfer 49 listed surplus properties in the Fifth Councilmanic District to the Philadelphia Land Bank after receiving them from the City.
Authorizing the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to dispose of certain properties located in the Fifth Councilmanic District that will be transferred by the City to the Authority, by conveyance of such properties to the Philadelphia Land Bank in accordance with the terms of Chapter 16-700 of The Philadelphia Code.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to approve a plan vacating a portion of Byberry Road from near Woodhaven Road to the Philadelphia-Bucks County line.
Authorizing the vacating of Byberry Road (not on City Plan) from the terminus of Byberry Road as plotted on the City Plan, approximately one-thousand one-hundred ninety-six feet eastwardly, southwardly, and southeastwardly from Woodhaven Road, to the City of Philadelphia-Bucks County Line, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-at-any-time restriction on both sides of Delmar Street, from Mansion Street to a point 230 feet east.
Establishing a no parking regulation on Delmar Street, between Mansion Street and a point 230 feet east thereof, both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a no-parking-at-any-time restriction on both sides of Delmar Street, from Mansion Street to a point 230 feet east.
Establishing a no parking regulation on Delmar Street, between Mansion Street and a point 230 feet east thereof, both sides.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the boundaries of Philadelphia’s Permit Parking District 32.
Amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permit Parking Districts," by amending the boundaries for Permit Parking District 32 under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance creates Permit Parking District 35 in the area bounded by the east side of Roosevelt Boulevard, Pennypack Creek, Grant Avenue, and the Delaware River.
Amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permit Parking Districts," by creating a new Permit Parking District 35 under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to the City Plan for former Thompson Street between Watts Street and Thirteenth Street.
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 119 and abandoning of a certain pedestrian walkway reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street, and the modifying of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, also reserved within the bed of said former Thompson Street, by abandoning the right-of-way as to water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, but retaining the said right-of-way on the City Plan as a right-of-way for drainage purposes only, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes Gary Jonas to install, own, and maintain concrete stairs and landscaped terraces extending into the sidewalk along 2322–2334 Green Street.
Authorizing Gary Jonas, ("Owner") to install, own and maintain concrete stair and landscaped terrace encroachments at 2322-34 Green Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·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 Allegheny Avenue, 17th Street, Westmoreland Street, and 19th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Allegheny Avenue, 17th Street, Westmoreland Street, and 19th Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations on Philadelphia’s Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by South Street, 6th Street, Washington Avenue, and 11th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by South Street, 6th Street, Washington Avenue, and 11th Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changes the zoning designations for certain areas of land within the area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Abbottsford Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, Ridge Avenue, and Scotts Lane.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Roosevelt Boulevard, Abbottsford Avenue, Wissahickon Avenue, Hunting Park Avenue, Allegheny Avenue, Ridge Avenue and Scotts Lane.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s sidewalk-vending rules to prohibit sidewalk vending on the southern side of Hunting Park Avenue between Stokely Street and 30th Street, including the Bakers Square Center shopping center.
Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," to prohibit sidewalk vending on the southern side of Hunting Park Avenue between Stokely and 30th Street to include Bakers Square Center shopping center, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain land within the area bounded by Conshohocken Road, Country Club Road, Wentworth Road (Extended), Lankenau Avenue, and Cranston Road.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Conshohocken Road, Country Club Road, Wentworth Road (Extended), Lankenau Avenue, and Cranston Road.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning code by creating a new Ridge Park Roxborough /NCO.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating a new Ridge Park Roxborough /NCO for the area generally bounded by Ridge Avenue, Paoli Avenue, Umbria Street, and Leverington Avenue.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for certain properties within the area bounded by Shedwick Street, Commissioner Street, 34th Street, and Indiana Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Shedwick Street, Commissioner Street, 34th Street, and Indiana Street.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorizes changes to Cross Street and Gates Street near their intersection, including keeping part of Cross Street as a public way closed to vehicles, adjusting street grades, and widening portions of both cartways from 16 feet to 20 feet.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 231 by striking from the City Plan a portion of the cartway of Cross Street, southeast of Gates Street, but retaining the said portion of Cross Street as a public way closed to vehicular traffic, modifying the grades of Cross Street, from Gates Street to a point southeastwardly therefrom, and Gates Street, from Silverwood Street to Cross Street, in order to conform more closely with existing conditions, and relocating the northeasterly curbline of Cross Street, from Gates Street to a point southeastwardly therefrom and the southeasterly curbline of Gates Street, from Silverwood Street to Cross Street, so as to widen the cartways of said Cross Street and Gates Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes paving Gates Street from Silverwood Street to Cross Street and part of Cross Street, for new residential development.
Authorizing the paving of Gates Street from Silverwood Street to Cross Street and Cross Street from Gates Street to a point approximately two-hundred forty-six feet southeastwardly therefrom, 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 authorized the transfer of $4,640,678 in Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations within the General Fund and from the Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 from the General Fund, the Department of Revenue, the Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Commission on Human Relations and the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, the Mayor - Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity, the Managing Director - Legal Services, the Department of Revenue, the Director of Commerce, the Law Department, the Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Commission on Human Relations.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.