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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.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules to require businesses that sell prepared or prepackaged food for takeout or consumption off the premises to provide a waste bin and a separate recycling bin within 10 feet of each public entrance during normal business hours. The change took effect August 1, 2015.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
March 12, 2015
Sponsors
Blondell Reynolds BrownMark SquillaCindy Bass
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Full text

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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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on the Environment

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on the Environment

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on the Environment

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on the Environment

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass