Official:Granting permission to Robert Bitros, owner of the property 931-933 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123, to operate and maintain an open air sidewalk cafe on the east sidewalk of N. 2nd Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: December 4, 2003
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill allows Robert Bitros to open a sidewalk cafe on N. 2nd Street in Philadelphia, subject to certain conditions and requirements.
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