Official:Amending the Ordinance approved January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1205-AA), as amended, which, pursuant to subsection 9-204(8)(a) of The Philadelphia Code, designates the locations in Center City at which vending is permitted, by providing that all permitted vendor locations on both sides of Eighth Street and Ninth Street between Arch Street and Market Street shall be assigned only to vendors licensed to sell prepared food, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: January 29, 2004
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill restricts vending on Eighth and Ninth Streets in Center City to only vendors selling prepared food.
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