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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; 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.
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(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 maintained:
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(.4) So that the footway space on the sidewalk is at least six (6) feet; provided, however, that, for newsstands placed on the sidewalk on or after July 1, 2013, the footway space on any high volume pedestrian street is at least eight (8) feet and on any civic/ceremonial street at least ten (10) feet; provided, [however,] further, that the Dep...
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