Official:Authorizing Jeffery Tubbs to construct, own, and maintain an "urban topiary" at 1225-33 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: September 10, 2015
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill allows a person named Jeffery Tubbs to build and maintain an 'urban topiary' at a specific location on N 3rd Street in Philadelphia. The structure will consist of steel tubes covered in honeysuckle vines and will require permits and approvals from various city departments.
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