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Authorizing a Streetery in the Right-of-Way adjacent to 782-84 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This bill allows a streetery, an outdoor seating area, to be built in the public right-of-way next to a business at 782-84 S 3rd St in Philadelphia. The streetery will take up some public space, and the bill sets rules for how it can be used. This affects people who live, work, or visit the area around 3rd St.

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Status
ENACTED
Introduced
June 12, 2025
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILALDEPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to the owners of the property identified below, currently, NATHAN ROSS and SAMUEL LYNAGN, LLC (the “Owners”), to install, own, and maintain a Streetery in the Right-of-Way adjacent to such property (the “Streetery”) as follows:

Property:

782-84 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 (the “Property”)

Streetery Description:

A total of eleven (11) tables and twenty-two (22) seats will be located adjacent to the north curb line of 782-84 South 3rd Street in the parking lane and will encroach a distance of approximately seven feet (7’-0”) towards the south along the north cartway of Catharine Street starting from a point approximately forty feet (40’-0”) west of the South 3rd Street west curbline to a point approximately thirty-six feet (36’-0”) farther west.

SECTION 2. The construction, use, and maintenance of the Streeteries described and listed in Section 1 shall be in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations of the City of Philadelphia, and specifically those of the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Department of Streets, and the Art Commission.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the authorized location of this Streetery, nothing in this ordinance shall act as a waiver of any requirement of Section 9-215 of The Philadelphia Code for maintenance or use of a Streetery.

SECTION 4. Before exercising any rights or privileges under this Ordinance, Owners shall first obtain or have their contractor(s) obtain all required permits, licenses and approvals from all appropriate departments, boards, agencies or commissions. No such department, board, agency or commission shall be required to issue any such permit, licensor approval solely because this Ordinance has been enacted, it being the express intent of this Ordinance not to supersede any other provision of law governing the issuance of such permits, licenses or approvals. In addition, before exercising any rights and privileges under this Ordinance, Owners shall obtain a Streetery License and comply with the terms and conditions therein.

SECTION 5. The permission granted to Owners to install, own, and maintain the Streetery described in Section 1 shall expire without any further action by the City of Philadelphia: (1) if Owners have not obtained a Streetery License within one (1) year after this Ordinance becomes law; (2) if a Department of the City finds a violation of Section 9-215 of the Philadelphia Code prior to issuance of the Streetery License; (3) upon the sale or other conveyance of the business holding the Streetery License for the Property; or (4) if the Property’s Streetery license expires without renewal.

SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

  3. Committee on Streets and Services

    Details not published

    No details have been published for this item. Legistar notes that this meeting's minutes have not been finalized.
  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred