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Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Germantown Avenue, both sides, between Creshiem Valley Road, and Rex Avenue under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s sidewalk-cafe rules to permit sidewalk cafes on both sides of Germantown Avenue between Creshiem Valley Road and Rex Avenue, as long as the section’s conditions are met. It affects businesses seeking to operate sidewalk cafes and people using that part of Germantown Avenue.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
September 20, 2007
Sponsors
DRDonna Reed Miller
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Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Sidewalk Cafes,” by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Germantown Avenue, both sides, between Creshiem Valley Road, and Rex Avenue under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.

Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

§9-208. Sidewalk Cafes.

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(2) Location. Notwithstanding any provision of Section 9-205, a sidewalk cafe may be maintained (i) within the area bounded by the Delaware River, the south houseline of South street, the center line of Third street, the south houseline of Bainbridge street, the Schuylkill River and the north houseline of Fairmount avenue; (ii) on Broad street, between Bainbridge street and the north houseline of Washington avenue; (iii) within the area bounded by the south side of Shurs lane to the north side of Green lane and the east side of Cresson street to the Schuylkill River; (iv) on East Passyunk avenue, both sides, between Broad street and Federal street

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(v) on Ninth Street, both sides, between Christian street and Federal street;

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and,

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(vi)

on Germantown Avenue, both sides, from Washington Lane to Creshiem Valley Road

; and (vii) on Germantown Avenue, both sides, from Creshiem Valley Road to Rex Avenue

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provided that the conditions of this section are complied with.

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Explanation:

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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

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred