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City Council Targets Rogue Mobile Food Vendors with Stricter Parking Rules Taking Effect Immediately

Official:Amending Chapter 6-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Food," by amending Section 6-301, entitled "Food Establishments," and amending Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Regulations And Penalties," by amending Section 12-901, entitled "Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Places", by prohibiting the parking and storage of mobile food vending vehicles on the public streets and rights-of-way whenever food is not being loaded or off-loaded, prepared, manufactured, cooked, processed, dressed, served or distributed from that vehicle, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco

Introduced: September 24, 2009

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes to amend existing laws in Philadelphia to regulate mobile food vendors. It requires vendors to have a valid license, pass health inspections, and not park their vehicles on public streets when not serving food. The bill also updates parking regulations to reflect these new rules.

What This Bill Does

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Requires mobile food vendors to have a valid license to operate.
Mandates that mobile food vendors pass health inspections.
Prohibits mobile food vendors from parking their vehicles on public streets when not serving food.
Updates parking regulations to reflect the new rules for mobile food vendors, including prohibiting storage of vehicles on public streets and rights-of-way when not in use for food service.