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Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding a new chapter concerning vehicular mobile service providers, and providing for penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
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CHAPTER 10-2800. VEHICULAR MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS.
? 10-2801. Legislative Findings.
The Council of the City of Philadelphia hereby finds:
(1) There are increasing occurrences in which vehicular mobile service providers operating in the Seventh Councilmanic District have congregated in large numbers to distribute goods and provide services in residential areas, contributing to litter, nuisance behavior, and safety concerns that have adversely affected nearby residents;
(2) Among other things, residents living near where vehicular mobile service providers operate in the Seventh Councilmanic District have experienced increases in:
(a) The accumulation of plastic waste, human waste, discarded drug paraphernalia, discarded pills, medical supplies and various other items on residential streets, which pose a danger to children, the environment, public health, and the dignity of our communities;
(b) Increased social conflict and confrontation, caused by some recipients of mobile services who engage in nuisance and criminal activity, including conduct carried out on nearby residents' porches, front steps, or in their backyards; and
(c) Exposure of their children to traumatic and frequently unsafe conditions arising from the fentanyl crisis.
(3) The purpose of this legislation is to protect community safety and wellbeing and to ensure that children, families and residential communities in the Seventh Councilmanic District are treated with dignity and...
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