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
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the September 5, 2024 meeting.
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This enacted ordinance prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a designated bicycle lane, except in limited situations allowed by traffic rules or officials.
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bicycle lane and to increase monetary penalties for illegally stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a bicycle lane, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance rescinds Bill No.
Rescinding Bill No. 240500 and amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions", by adding a new Chapter creating requirements related to the operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations installed at certain commercial and residential parcels, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance sets Maplewood Avenue between Greene Street and Wayne Avenue as westbound only.
Establishing parking regulations, one-way regulations and the designation of a bicycle lane in the vicinity of Maplewood Avenue from Greene Street to Wayne Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would amend the Philadelphia Code to designate all Free Library of Philadelphia locations as “Book Sanctuaries.” It would require the libraries to identify these locations publicly, protect library materials from removal based solely on content, follow fair and transparent review procedures for challenges, and have the Free Library Board of Trustees oversee implementation.
Amending the Philadelphia Code to add to Chapter 15-500, entitled "Libraries," a new section entitled "Book Sanctuaries" to ensure unrestricted access to books and information and to protect against censorship, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance adds a bicycle lane on South 3rd Street between South Street and Market Street and removes one travel lane in that stretch.
Amending Section 12-701 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Designation of Bicycle Lanes," to add a bicycle lane on South 3rd street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the owners of Tankie’s Tavern at 2654 South Alder Street to install and maintain a permanent marquee canopy extending into the north sidewalk of Oregon Avenue, while leaving at least nine feet of unobstructed footway.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a marquee canopy in the vicinity of 2654 South Alder Street Philadelphia, PA 19148, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the owners of Fountain Porter at 1601 South 10th Street to install and maintain a sidewalk café with nine tables and 18 seats along parts of Tasker Street and South 10th Street.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1601 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for permit parking districts by setting the boundaries of District 40 in Fox Chase.
Amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permit Parking Districts," by amending the boundaries for certain permit parking districts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance requires mobile providers of goods, including street vendors, to remove all litter within 50 feet of where they distributed goods before leaving.
Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding prohibitions and penalties related to litter near mobile providers of goods, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules to require the Office of Property Assessment to provide an informal review process for any property assessment for tax year 2025.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for a mechanism for informal review of individual property assessments, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s Consumer Protection Ordinance to require that claims be filed in court within six years of the alleged violation.
Amending Chapter 9-6300 ("Consumer Protection Ordinance") of The Philadelphia Code to clarify the statute of limitations and provide for retroactivity, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to include a Morris Park area in the Fourth District Overlay District.
Amending Section 14-524 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/FDO, Fourth District Overlay District," to include certain areas of land within the Morris Park neighborhood, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill changes the deadline for property owners to apply for Philadelphia’s homestead property tax exclusion from September 13 to December 1 of the year before the tax is due.
Amending Section 19-1301.2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Homestead Exclusion," to revise the deadline by which applications for designation of property as homestead property are due, and making conforming changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Drexel University, doing business as LaScala’s Fire, to install and maintain a sidewalk café near 3200 Chestnut Street.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 3200 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Madis Coffee Roasters, at 3527-31 Lancaster Avenue, to install and maintain a sidewalk café with seven tables and 14 seats along Race Street.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 3527-31 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to clarify procedures for public hearings before the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Common Procedures and Requirements," to clarify provisions related to public hearings of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for Keystone Opportunity Zones to allow additional extensions of certain tax benefits for specified parcels, including properties in the Naval Business Center area.
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance authorizes DUNGAN-COTTMAN LLC, doing business as Smegy’s Pub Too, to install and maintain a sidewalk café near 1320 Cottman Avenue.
Authorizing encroachments in the nature of a sidewalk café in the vicinity of 1320 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.