Official:Amending Section 9-208 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Cafes," by permitting sidewalk cafes to be maintained on Bethlehem Pike from Germantown Avenue to Newtown Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: November 1, 2007
Signed: November 29, 2007
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows sidewalk cafes to be set up on Bethlehem Pike between Germantown Avenue and Newtown Street, with certain rules.
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