Legislation Details

File #: 260642    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 6/11/2026 In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Chapter 10-700 ("Refuse and Littering") of The Philadelphia Code to revise penalties related to dumpsters, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
Indexes: DUMPSTERS
Code sections: 10-700 - Refuse and Littering
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 26064200

Title

Amending Chapter 10-700 (“Refuse and Littering”) of The Philadelphia Code to revise penalties related to dumpsters, all under certain terms and conditions.

 

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

 

 

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

 

CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING

 

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§ 10-719. Penalties.

 

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   (6)   The penalty for a violation of Section 10-722 shall be as follows:

 

      (a)   For a Licensee, a fine of at least three hundred dollars ($300) and no more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each violation.

 

      (b)   For a Provider, a fine of three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense, five hundred dollars ($500) for the second offense, one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the third offense, and two thousand dollars ($2,000) for all subsequent violations.

 

      (c)   A violation shall subject the violator to such equitable remedy as the Court may deem proper, including, without limitation, an order to remove or clean a dumpster.

 

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Explanation:

 

Italics indicate new matter added.

 

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