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Castor Avenue Café Expansion Clears Council, Sidewalk Eatery Coming Soon to Bustling Commercial Strip

Official:Authorizing 7254 Castor Inc. d/b/a Buccann ("Applicant") to install, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 7254 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149 ("Property"), under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Parker

Introduced: May 24, 2018

: Committee on Streets and Services

business zoning

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows a business at 7254 Castor Avenue to install and maintain an open-air sidewalk café in two parts along the west footway of Castor Avenue.

What This Bill Does

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Grants permission to Buccann to install, own, and maintain an open-air sidewalk café at 7254 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19149.
Specifies the location of the sidewalk café along the west footway of Castor Avenue, in two parts: from a point approximately 60 feet south of the Cottman Avenue south Right-of-Way line to a point approximately 8 feet farther south, and from a point approximately 75 feet south of the Cottman Avenue south Right-of-Way line to a point approximately 8 feet farther south.
Requires the installation, use, and maintenance of the sidewalk café to comply with the laws, rules, and regulations of the City of Philadelphia, specifically those of the Department of Licenses & Inspections and the Department of Streets. 4.

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