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Philadelphia Restaurant Secures Right to Keep Elevated Sidewalk Seating Amid Ongoing City Review of Public Space Use.

Official:Authorizing The Bruce Loyd Trust, Andrew M. Ullman, Trustee and Sandra Schwalb, owners of property located at 200 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106 ("Property"), to legalize, own and maintain an existing raised platform encroachment for accessory restaurant seating at the Property, in the right-of-way located on the west footway of South 2nd Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: November 17, 2011

: Committee on Streets and Services

business land use zoning

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows a restaurant at 200 Market Street to keep and maintain an elevated seating platform in the sidewalk on South 2nd Street.

What This Bill Does

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Grants permission to The Bruce Loyd Trust, Andrew M. Ullman, Trustee and Sandra Schwalb to legalize an existing raised platform encroachment for accessory restaurant seating at the property located at 200 Market Street.
Allows the owners to own and maintain the raised platform in the right-of-way located on the west footway of South 2nd Street.
The platform is to be placed on top of the existing sloping sidewalk and is approximately 31'4" south of the southwest corner of the property line and building corner, extending 30 feet east.
The bill does not mention any monetary changes, powers, obligations, or restrictions, but it does impose certain terms and conditions under which the encroachment can be maintained, which are not specified in the text provided.