Official:Amending Section 9-206 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts," by adding a designated vendor location in the University City District; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: September 20, 2018
Signed: October 18, 2018
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows sidewalk vendors and street vendors to sell goods in a designated area of University City District. The area will have 100 combined vendor locations, with specific blockfaces for vending.
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