Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, by amending Section 9-212 relating to newsstands by prohibiting newsstands in the area bounded by Spring Garden Street, Broad Street, Callowhill Street, and 16th Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: February 27, 2014
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 newsstands from being located in a specific area of Philadelphia bounded by Spring Garden Street, Broad Street, Callowhill Street, and 16th Street.
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