City of Philadelphia - File #: 190559

• File #: 190559
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/13/2019
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 10/3/2019
• Title: Amending Section 16-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Gender-Neutral Bathrooms," to impose additional requirements regarding installation of gender-neutral bathrooms in City buildings; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS
• Code sections: 16-104 - Gender Neutral Bathrooms

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/16/2019	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/3/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL
9/26/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL
9/26/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL
9/26/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL
9/25/2019	0	Committee on Law and Government
9/25/2019	0	Committee on Law and Government
9/25/2019	0	Committee on Law and Government
8/8/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL	Re-Referred
6/13/2019	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title

Amending Section 16-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Gender-Neutral Bathrooms,” to impose additional requirements regarding installation of gender-neutral bathrooms in City buildings; all under certain terms and conditions.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 16-104 of The Philadelphia Code shall be amended to read as follows:

§ 16-104.  Gender-Neutral Bathrooms.

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 (2)   Gender-Neutral Bathrooms.

 (a)   Any new building constructed by the City shall include Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in number and location appropriate to the building's use. 

(b)   Whenever the City renovates a building that it owns or occupies, or any portion of a building that it owns or occupies, and such renovation [includes] could practicably include the renovation of bathrooms, Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in number and location appropriate to the use of the building or portion thereof so renovated shall be established.

(c) City Hall shall include at least one Gender-Neutral Bathroom per floor.

(d) The Department of Public Property shall annually file a report with the Chief Clerk of Council, no later than January 31^st of each year, listing all new construction or renovation projects undertaken in the previous year, and the number and location of any Gender-Neutral Bathrooms installed pursuant to this Section. The first such report shall include a list of all Gender-Neutral Bathrooms installed since 2013.

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SECTION 2.   This Ordinance shall be effective 180 days after it is signed into law.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics indicate new matter added.

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