Official:Amending Section 9-204 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Center City," by reducing the number of vendor locations permitted on the east side of 5th Street, from Arch Street to Market Street; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: October 2, 2014
Signed: April 16, 2015
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill reduces the number of allowed sidewalk vendor locations on the east side of 5th Street in Center City from Arch Street to Market Street.
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