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Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Newsstands," including by revising the requirements relating to license issuance; location of newsstands; design of newsstands; maintenance, abandonment; and removal; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
ยง 9-212. Newsstands.
(1) Definitions. In this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
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(c) Restricted Business District. The area bounded by the Delaware River on the east, Washington Avenue on the south, the Schuylkill River on the west, Girard Avenue on the north; and the area bounded by the Schuylkill River on the east, University Avenue/Woodland Avenue on the south, Fortieth Street on the west, and
Spring Garden Street on the north.
(2) License Required; Issuance and Renewal.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, maintain or operate a newsstand on any sidewalk without first obtaining an Ordinance of Council. Subsequently a license and license identification plate must be obtained from the Department. The Department shall by regulation specify the type and design of license identification plates, and the location at which such license plates must be affixed to a newsstand
(b) Application for a newsstand license shall be made on a form to be supplied by the Department. No license shall be issued by the Department unless:
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(.6) The applicant pays a three hundred dollar ($300) nonrefundable initial application fee and [an] a separate annual license fee of three hundred dollars ($300). The application fee shall be credited against the first year's license fee.
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(4) Location of Newsstands.
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(b) No newsstand shall be placed or maintained on the sidewalk except in compliance with the following location restrictions. Newsstands shall be placed and maintaine...
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