Official:Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to prohibit the stopping, standing, or parking of a motor vehicle on a public street or as otherwise prohibited for purposes of short dumping and authorization of enforcement through a camera-based enforcement system, and designating penalties and impoundment, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: May 1, 2025
Signed: June 12, 2025
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill makes it illegal to dump waste on public streets and creates a camera system to enforce this law, with penalties for violators.
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