Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by adding requirements regarding the use of dumpsters on private property; and amending Section 10-722 of the Code, entitled "Use of Dumpsters," to make conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Parker
Introduced: April 12, 2018
Signed: June 21, 2018
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires property owners to enclose outdoor dumpsters in a fence, shrubbery, or enclosed structure to conceal them from view from the public right-of-way.
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