Official:Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code by prohibiting newsstands within an area bounded by Passyunk Avenue, 13th Street and Mifflin Street.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: September 14, 2006
Signed: October 26, 2006
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill prohibits newsstands within a specific area of Philadelphia bounded by Passyunk Avenue, 13th Street, and Mifflin Street.
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