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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.

Introduced Sep 24, 2020Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Green

How members voted

  1. 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

From the floor

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  1. “…rdinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on certain portions of Ludlow Street"; and Bill No. 200496, entitled "An ordinance 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"; and Bill No. 200499, entitled "An ordinance authorizing Mark Capriotti to install, own, and …”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 29, 2020 · Oct 29, 2020 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “…rdinance regulating the direction of movement of traffic on certain portions of Ludlow Street"; and Bill No. 200496, entitled "An ordinance 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"; and Bill No. 200497, entitled "An ordinance amending Bill No. 200351, entitled 'An ordinance…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 22, 2020 · Oct 22, 2020 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 24, 2020
    Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was Introduced and Referred.to the Committee on Streets and Services

  2. Oct 16, 2020
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services

    This Bill was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  3. Oct 16, 2020
    HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services

    This Bill was HEARING HELD.

  4. Oct 16, 2020
    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services

    This Bill was REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED.

  5. Oct 22, 2020
    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL.

  6. Oct 22, 2020
    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR.

  7. Oct 22, 2020
    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR.

  8. Oct 29, 2020
    READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made that this Bill be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

  9. Nov 10, 2020
    SIGNED · MAYOR

    This Bill was SIGNED.

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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