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260383Signed Into Law

City Council Gives Green Light for Market Street Property Owner's Frontage Enhancements or Market Street Business Owner Cleared to Install Bollards and Planters Along 2955 St Frontage

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City Council Gives Green Light for Market Street Property Owner's Frontage Enhancements or Market Street Business Owner Cleared to Install Bollards and Planters Along 2955 St Frontage

Official:Authorizing various encroachments in the vicinity of 2955 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Gauthier

Introduced: April 23, 2026

Signed: June 11, 2026

: Committee on Streets and Services

encroachment zoningproperty rights

Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

Introduced
In Committee
Passed Council
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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows the owner of a property at 2955 Market St to install and maintain various encroachments, including bollards and planters, around their frontage.

What This Bill Does

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Grants permission to the owner of the property at 2955 Market St to install, own, and maintain encroachments, including bollards and planters, around their frontage.
Specifies the location of the bollards and planters, including their placement on the curbline of 1 North 30th Street and the distance they will encroach into the public right-of-way.
Requires the owner to maintain a minimum of 9'6" of clear unobstructed footway on Market Street.
Imposes no costs or fees on the owner to obtain or maintain the encroachments.

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Philadelphia Context

Land Use & Zoning

Total parcels: 586,000
Residential zoning: 62% of land
Commercial zoning: 8% of land
Industrial zoning: 6% of land
Last major zoning code update: 2012

Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Housing

Total housing units: 694,338
Owner-occupied: 222,000
Renter-occupied: 267,000
Vacancy rate: 11.6%
Median home value: $210,000
Median gross rent: $1,150/mo
Cost-burdened renters: 53%

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2022

Philadelphia Overview

Population: 1,576,251
Median household income: $52,649
Poverty rate: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%
Adults with bachelor's degree: 32.4%

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2022

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