City of Philadelphia - File #: 150198

• File #: 150198
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/12/2015
• In control: Committee on the Environment
• Final action: 5/7/2015
• Title: Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," to clarify the obligations of certain places of business that sell food to provide waste and recycling bins for use by their patrons, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Bass
• Indexes: REFUSE AND LITTERING
• Code sections: 10-700 - Refuse and Littering

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/20/2015	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/7/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
4/30/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/30/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/30/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/23/2015	0	Committee on the Environment	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/23/2015	0	Committee on the Environment	HEARING HELD
4/23/2015	0	Committee on the Environment	AMENDED
4/23/2015	1	Committee on the Environment	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
3/12/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title

Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Refuse and Littering,” to clarify the obligations of certain places of business that sell food to provide waste and recycling bins for use by their patrons, under certain terms and conditions.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

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

CHAPTER 10-700.  REFUSE AND LITTERING.

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§ 10-704.  Litter on Sidewalks.

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      (2)      [Reasonable efforts shall include the placement of private business receptacles at all public entrances to places] Any place of business which [prepare or sell] sells prepared or prepackaged food for takeout or consumption off the premises shall provide a receptacle for waste and a separate receptacle for recycling within ten (10) feet of the public entrance to the business during the business' normal hours of operation [only].

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SECTION 2.  Effective Date.  This Ordinance shall take effect on August 1st, 2015.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics indicate matter added.

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