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Amending Section 11-506 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Alleys, Driveways, and Retaining Walls," by providing additional methods by which the City may pay contractors the City hires to pave or repave alleys or driveways or to construct or reconstruct retaining walls pursuant to orders to abate nuisances, and by providing a maximum amount that property owners may be assessed for the costs of such work; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted measure changes how the City pays contractors for paving or repaving alleys and driveways and building or rebuilding retaining walls when the work is ordered to address a nuisance. It allows the City to pay contractors with endorsed assessment bills when the contract permits and caps the amount assessed to affected property owners at $50 per assessable linear foot; unpaid bills may become liens with a 6% penalty after 30 days.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
October 19, 2000
Sponsors
MAMichael A. NutterRMRick MarianoMarian B. TascoDRDonna Reed MillerFJFrank J. DiCiccoAOAngel OrtizJFJames F. KenneyJannie L. BlackwellBrian J. O'NeillW. Wilson Goode, Jr.Blondell Reynolds BrownFRFrank RizzoWTW. Thacher LongstrethJLJoan L. Krajewski
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 11-506 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§11-506. Alleys, Driveways, and Retaining Walls.

(1)

Upon completion of the paving or repaving of any alley or driveway or the construction or reconstruction of any retaining wall pursuant to an order to abate a nuisance, the surveyor of the district in which the work is located shall compute the cost thereof in accordance with the provisions of the contract.

(2)

[He]

The surveyor

shall assess the cost against the properties abutting on, having the use of, or actually using the alley, driveway, or retaining wall, in the names of the registered owners,

provided that such assessments shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per assessable linear foot for each alley or driveway that is paved or repaved and for each retaining wall that is constructed or reconstructed

, and the bills shall be returned in duplicate to the Department of Streets.

(3)

The bills [shall]

may

be endorsed by the Department of Streets in favor of the contractor and delivered to [him]

the contractor

in lieu of cash, [unless otherwise provided by ordinance]

if the contract so provides

.

(4)

One copy of each

bill

shall be served upon the registered owner of the property, or if [he]

the owner

cannot be found it shall be left upon the premises.

(5)

If the bill is not paid within 30 days from its service upon the owner of the property, a lien for the amount of the bill together with a penalty of 6% may be filed in the proper court against the property and the owner.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred