Official:Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Commercial Activities on Streets,” by restricting sidewalk sales on certain portions of Woodland Avenue, all under certain terms and conditions
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: February 14, 2019
: 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 restricts sidewalk sales on certain portions of Woodland Avenue, including both sides between Sixtieth and Sixty-seventh Streets, under specific terms and conditions.
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