Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to add a new Section 9-630 regulating the operation of certain take out food establishments that have limited seating, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: February 7, 2008
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill regulates take-out food establishments in Philadelphia with limited seating. It requires owners to post 'no loitering' signs, maintain clean restrooms and sidewalks, restrict advertising, and prohibit payphones.
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