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Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by revising the annual fee for neighborhood sanitation and cleaning services and exempting owner-occupied duplexes from the annual neighborhood sanitation and cleaning services fee requirements; 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 amended to read as follows:
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
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CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING
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§ 10-717.1. Eligibility for Municipal Collection and Fees for Neighborhood Sanitation and Cleaning Services.
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(2) There is hereby imposed on all owners of residential or commercial properties eligible for City curbside waste collection an annual fee of [three] five hundred dollars [($300)] ($500) per property for neighborhood sanitation and cleaning services, including the collection of refuse, waste and recyclable materials and related cleaning services. Upon a determination by the Department that costs of neighborhood sanitation and cleaning services justify an increase in the fee, the Department may increase the fee, as appropriate, by regulation.
Exemptions: The following are exempt [or partially exempt] from the fee:
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(d) Collection from a duplex (two-family dwelling) in connection with which the property owner demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Department, that the owner resides in one of the living units. [units, provided that the exemption shall apply to fifty percent (50%) of the fee imposed pursuant to subsection (2).]
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
Italics indicate new matter added.
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