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Amending Section PM-302.2 of the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code, entitled Sanitation, by extending a property owner's maintenance responsibility to certain public rights-of-way abutting the property and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
AND OCCUPANCY CODE
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CHAPTER 4-200. TEXT OF SUBCODES.
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SUBCODE PM (THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE)
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CHAPTER 3. GENERAL PROPERTY AND STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE.
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PM-302.2 Sanitation: All exterior property and premises, including porches, patios, yards, courts and decks, and sidewalks, curbs and alleys abutting said property, extending one and one-half feet from the curb line into the street on which the property fronts, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition and free from any accumulation of:
1. [rubbish or garbage] garbage, refuse, rubbish and litter. No person shall be responsible for cleaning the garbage, refuse, rubbish, and litter which accumulates at sewers or drains located within the one and one-half foot distance from the curb line into the street;
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
Italics indicate new matter added.
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