Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by amending Chapter 9-600, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," to add a new Section 9-636, to require that certain establishments and City-owned buildings open to the public, with single-occupancy bathroom facilities, use gender-neutral signage for such facilities, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: September 10, 2015
Signed: October 8, 2015
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires that public businesses and City-owned buildings with single-occupancy bathrooms display gender-neutral signage to indicate that anyone can use the facilities.
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