Official:Granting permission to Germantown Jewish Centre to demarcate the boundaries of a Germantown eruv district, to construct and maintain a clear nylon cord and/or plastic tubes and other ancillary facilities including a maximum of ten poles along, over, and in certain public rights- of-way and City streets, and/or to attach such demarcation facilities to existing facilities owned by other entities authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner’s consent; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Bass
Introduced: April 11, 2024
Signed: May 23, 2024
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows the Germantown Jewish Centre to create a visual boundary around their community area in certain public areas of Philadelphia using a clear nylon cord and/or plastic tubes.
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