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Bill 090262

Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by including certain areas in the vicinity of Manayunk and adding additional requirements, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Apr 2, 2009Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Jones

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

  1. “Bill No. 090259, an ordinance authorizing William Shoepe to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 4000 Spruce Street; and Bill No. 090262, an ordinance amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code by including certain areas in the vicinity of Manayunk Avenue; and Bill No. 090266, an ordinance authorizing Dahlia Osman to construct, own and maintain an open-air sidewalk cafe at 1001 South 10th Str…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 11, 2009 · Jun 11, 2009 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 090122, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-604 of The Code, entitled 'Refuse Collection,' by increasing the annual license fee for the various licenses required by that Section"; and Bill No. 090123, entitled "An ordinance amending the provisions of The Philadelphia Cod…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 4, 2009 · Jun 4, 2009 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Apr 2, 2009Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Apr 2, 2009Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Jun 3, 2009HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Jun 3, 2009REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Jun 3, 2009HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  6. Jun 4, 2009ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Jun 4, 2009SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Jun 4, 2009ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Jun 11, 2009READ · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Jun 11, 2009PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  11. Jun 24, 2009SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material," by including certain areas in the vicinity of Manayunk and adding additional requirements, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 9-211 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: §9-211. Boxes for the Distribution of News and Printed Material. (1) Program Area. The provisions of this Section shall only apply to the public sidewalks: (a) within the area bounded by and including the south side of Bainbridge Street, the east side of Columbus boulevard, the north side of Vine street and the west side of the Schuylkill river; [to] (b) on the entire length of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway; [and to] (c) on the 1700 block of Cottman avenue; and (d) within the Manayunk Area, defined as the area bounded by and including the Schuylkill River, the Wissahickon Creek between the Schuylkill River and the SEPTA Norristown Railroad line, the SEPTA Norristown Railroad line between the Wissahickon Creek and Cresson Street, Cresson Street, Baker Street and Leverington Avenue extended to the Schuylkill River. * * * (4) Rules Regarding South Street, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Logan Square, Rittenhouse Square, Franklin Square [and], Washington Square and Manayunk vicinities. * * * (d) No publishers' box shall be permitted in the Manayunk Area except in the vicinity of the following intersections, if located no less than 17 feet and no more than 23 feet from the intersection: (.1) Main and Levering streets; (.2) Main and Cotton streets; (.3) Main and Lock streets; and (.4) Carson and Cresson streets, but not including the corner south of Cresson street and west of Carson street. (e) The Department or any authority designated by the Department shall develop equitable criteria to allocate space in the vicinity of such intersections in the Manayunk Area, where necessary, giving first priority to boxes displaying publications that historically have been located within thirty (30) feet of such location. * * * SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. ______________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End 2 2