Bill 200496
Amending Section 11-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Curb Cuts,” to define curb cut and add prohibitions on curb cuts in order to facilitate the construction of transit platforms, under certain terms and conditions.
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Vote on Oct 29, 2020 · CITY COUNCIL
Aye (17)
Councilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GymCouncilmember OhCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember Thomas
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“200415, entitled "An ordinance establishing a no truck parking regulation on both sides of Tolbut Street, from Torresdale Avenue eastbound to the end of the roadway"; and Bill No. 200422, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, also known as PCDC, to own and maintain a pedestrian plaza, along the west median of the 10th Street and Vine Street intersection on the structur…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 29, 2020 · Oct 29, 2020 · official transcript, this passage
“200422, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, also known as PCDC, to own and maintain a pedestrian plaza, along the west median of the 10th Street and Vine Street intersection on the structure carrying traffic above Interstate 676 in Philadelphia"; and Bill No. 200423, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Keystone Property Group to construct, own, and maintain a proposed…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 22, 2020 · Oct 22, 2020 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Sep 24, 2020Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 16, 2020HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
- Oct 16, 2020HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
- Oct 16, 2020REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
- Oct 22, 2020SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 22, 2020ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 22, 2020READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Oct 29, 2020READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Nov 10, 2020SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Amending Section 11-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Curb Cuts," to define curb cut and add prohibitions on curb cuts in order to facilitate the construction of transit platforms, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 11-104 of the Philadelphia Code is amended as follows: TITLE 11. STREETS CHAPTER 11-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS * * * � 11-104. Curb Cuts. (1) Definitions. (a) City Street. A street on the City Plan, other than a State or Federal Highway. (b) Curb Cut. An alteration to the curb that facilitates vehicular access across a sidewalk to connect the roadway to any public or private property. (c) Transit Platform Area. Any area designated by the Department of Streets as a location for passengers to embark and disembark from a transit vehicle. (2) Prohibited curb cuts. (a) Vehicular Access: No person shall construct or establish, within sixty-five (65) feet of any residential property, a curb cut for the purpose of vehicular or delivery truck access from a City Street to any lot zoned CA-2 under Section 14-402, where such lot measures six hundred twenty-five thousand (625,000) square feet or more in area, unless: [a] (i) such curb cut would provide the only vehicular access to and from an off-street parking area; or [b] (ii) such curb cut would provide access only to authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Section 12-102 or to other vehicles used in providing public services, including but not limited to, vehicles used in providing water, gas, electric or telephone service. (iii) The distance from any residential property shall be determined by measuring from the point at which the center line of the driveway intersects with the property line of the Area Shopping Center District. (b) Transit Platform Areas: No person shall construct or establish a curb cut within an area designated by the Streets Department by regulation as a Transit Platform Area. ..End