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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December 21, 2011
This enacted ordinance approves the fortieth amendment to the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, including plans to acquire about 49 properties for residential, institutional, and related uses.
Approving the fortieth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Front street and Spring Garden street, including the thirty-second amendment to the urban renewal plan and the twenty-eighth amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of approximately forty-nine (49) properties for residential, institutional and related uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorized the revision of the City Plan to vacate the southern 40 feet 5 inches of Race Street between Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Water Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the southerly forty feet five inches (40' 5") wide portion of Race Street from Christopher Columbus Boulevard to Water Street and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various utility purposes such as may be necessary within the lines of the portion of Race Street being stricken.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes Sanjay Patel, who operates the newsstand at 1046 Market Street, to construct, use, and maintain conduits under and across the southeast corner of Eleventh and Market Streets to provide electricity and telephone service to the newsstand.
Authorizing Sanjay Patel, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southeast corner of Eleventh Street and Market Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southeast corner of Eleventh Street and Market Street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes removing and vacating Ridge Avenue from the City Plan between Vine Street and the intersection of Eighth Street and Race Street.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Ridge Avenue from Vine Street to the intersection of Eighth Street and Race Street, reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for various purposes within the lines of Ridge Avenue being stricken; and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill approves the tenth amendment to the redevelopment proposal for the Haddington Urban Renewal Area, Units 2 and 3, in West Philadelphia.
Approving the tenth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Haddington Urban Renewal Area, Unit No. 2 and Unit No. 3, being the area beginning at the northwest corner of Parrish and Fifty-second street, including the sixth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the third amendment to the relocation plan, which provides, inter alia, for the additional land acquisition of one (1) property for commercial and residential uses; the provision of certain relocation services, as required by law; and declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Aksum, LLC to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4630–4632 Baltimore Avenue, with six tables and 12 chairs for up to 12 occupants.
Authorizing Aksum, LLC ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4630-4632 Baltimore Avenue ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Vientiane Café at 4728 Baltimore Avenue to construct, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café with two tables and four chairs, extending about five feet onto the sidewalk while leaving about nine feet clear for pedestrians.
Authorizing Vientiane Café ("Owner") to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 4728 Baltimore Avenue ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance repeals and replaces Philadelphia Code Chapter 21-1100 on community development.
Repealing Chapter 21-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Community Development," and replacing it with a new Chapter 21-1100 that restates and revises the policy of the City of Philadelphia regarding its Community Development Block Grant Program; expands the scope of the Chapter to incorporate related housing and community development programs; requires the preparation of an annual Consolidated Plan for the City that covers, not only Community Development Block Grant funds that the City receives under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, but also all other funds from other sources that the City receives for housing and community development activities and programs; and establishes requirements and procedures relating to the preparation, content, publication, amendment, approval, oversight, administration and implementation of the Consolidated Plan; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s Food Distribution Center District rules by raising the maximum height for buildings, structures, and other improvements from 60 feet to 140 feet.
Amending Chapter 14-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food Distribution Center District," by revising the height restrictions, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill amended Temple University’s Institutional Development District Master Plan to allow a roughly 280,000-square-foot Science Education and Research Building on the block bounded by 11th, Berks, 12th, and Norris Streets.
To amend the Institutional Development District Master Plan of Temple University, located on the block bounded by 11th Street, Berks Street, 12th Street, and Norris Street, by allowing for the construction of a new building addition for use as the Science Education and Research Building, and amending the Institutional Development District Master Plan for the block bounded by Montgomery Avenue, 11th Street, Berks Street, and Warnock Street, by allowing for the construction of a new building for use as a mixed-use parking garage.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance grants SEPTA permission to build, own, and maintain a passenger boarding platform, shelter, walkway, landscaping, signs, lighting, and related facilities on the public sidewalk at Frankford Avenue and Delaware Avenue.
Granting permission to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to construct, own and maintain a passenger boarding platform, passenger shelter and other miscellaneous encroachments on the public sidewalk located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Delaware Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance authorizes the City’s Board of Surveyors to remove Markle Street from the official City Plan between Ridge Avenue and a point about 401 feet northeast of Ridge Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 228 by striking from the City Plan Markle Street from Ridge Avenue to a point approximately four-hundred one feet northeastwardly therefrom, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia zoning designations for land at 1925–33 W.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land known and numbered as 1925-33 W. Venango Street thru to Pacific Street located within an area bounded by Broad Street, Lehigh Avenue, 24th Street, Fox Street, Hunting Park Avenue and Erie Avenue.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance renamed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax as the Business Income and Receipts Tax and the Business Privilege License as the Commercial Activity License.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," to rename the Business Privilege Tax the Business Income and Receipts Tax and the Business Privilege License the Commercial Activity License, and making conforming amendments throughout The Philadelphia Code, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted measure establishes two-hour parking on both sides of Bainbridge Street between 11th and 12th Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Bainbridge street, both sides, 11th street to 12th street.
SIGNED
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The enacted measure establishes a two-hour parking regulation on the west side of Camac Street between Shunk Street and Oregon Avenue.
Establishing a parking regulation on Camac street, west side, Shunk street to Oregon avenue.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill establishes two-hour parking on the west side of Jessup Street between Mifflin Street and McKean Street.
Establishing a parking regulation on Jessup street, west side, Mifflin street to McKean street.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill establishes a parking regulation on the south side of Durfor Street between 11th and 12th Streets.
Establishing a parking regulation on Durfor street, south side, 11th street to 12th street.
SIGNED
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