Official:Amending Section 9-205 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to Sidewalk Sales, and vending in residential areas, within the Ninth District, by deleting a provision allowing sidewalk sales and vending in the area bordered by and including Olney avenue, Cheltenham avenue, Broad street, and Fifth street, both sides.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: September 26, 2013
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 prohibits sidewalk sales and vending in a specific area of Philadelphia (between Olney Avenue, Cheltenham Avenue, Broad Street, and Fifth Street) by deleting an existing provision that allowed these activities.
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