City of Philadelphia - File #: 110081

• File #: 110081
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 2/10/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 5/26/2011
• Title: Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," by amending Section 9-203, entitled "Street Vendors," and Section 9-205, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting street vending and sidewalk sales within the area bounded by and including both sides of E. Tioga Street, Kensington Avenue, E. Ontario Street, Potter Street, "I" Street, E. Westmoreland Street, "F" Street, Kensington Avenue, E. Monmouth Street, and Emerald Street, providing for certain exceptions and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Sanchez
• Indexes: SIDEWALK SALES, VENDORS
• Code sections: 9-200 - Commercial Activities on Streets, 9-203 - Street Vendors, 9-205 - Sidewalk Sales

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/8/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/26/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
5/12/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/5/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR	Pass
4/28/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
4/28/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	AMENDED
4/28/2011	1	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY
2/10/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Activities on Streets," by amending Section 9-203, entitled "Street Vendors," and Section 9-205, entitled "Sidewalk Sales," by prohibiting street vending and sidewalk sales within the area bounded by and including both sides of E. Tioga Street, Kensington Avenue, E. Ontario Street, Potter Street, "I" Street, E. Westmoreland Street, "F" Street, Kensington Avenue, E. Monmouth Street, and Emerald Street, providing for certain exceptions and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:


CHAPTER 9-200. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON STREETS.

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§9-205. Sidewalk Sales.

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(8) Prohibited Conduct. No vendor or person shall:

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(p) exhibit, display, offer for sale or sell any goods, wares, or merchandise or place or allow any stand to remain on the sidewalks of the following streets or any other location which the Council shall from time to time ordain:

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(.20) [ East side of Kensington avenue, between Allegheny avenue and Hilton street;] Within the area bounded by and including both sides of E. Tioga street, Kensington avenue, E. Ontario street, Potter street, "I" street, E. Westmoreland street, "F" street, Kensington avenue, E. Monmouth street, and Emerald street, except that sidewalk sales shall be permitted, by the owner or tenant of a building, on the sidewalk immediately adjacent to such building, up to a distance of three (3) feet from the building line, provided such sales are accessory to the business conducted by the owner or tenant in the abutting building and a free and clear distance of at least six (6) feet is maintained for pedestrian travel. Such building owners or their tenants shall comply with a...