Official:Amending Section 10-720 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Snow Removal from Sidewalks," by adding provisions relating to clearance of sidewalks abutting City-owned properties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill
Introduced: March 23, 2017
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill updates the city's snow removal ordinance to require that City-owned property sidewalks be cleared before issuing notices of violation for private properties.
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