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Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Farmers' Markets," by amending and further clarifying the definitions section.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s rules for farmers’ markets by clarifying the definitions of a farmers’ market, vendor, and sponsor. It also limits who may sell or conduct business at a farmers’ market and allows sponsors to sell other goods or services only within 10% of the market’s exhibit space.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 21, 2015
Sponsors
Mark SquillaBobby Henon
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 9-213. Farmers’ Markets.

(1) Definitions

(b) Farmers’ Market. An area where on designated days and times, growers and producers of horticultural and agricultural products sell those products directly to the public.

(d) Farmers’ Market Vendor. A[ny] person

or entity

who exhibits, displays, offers for sale or sells [any]

exclusively

horticultural or agricultural product

s

, baked good

s,

prepared foods,

or handmade product

s

from any stand while at a Farmer’s Market.

(h) Farmers’ Market Sponsor. A person or entity designated by the Farmers Market Entity as a supporter of the Farmers’ Market because it provides financial or other tangible support to the Farmers’ Market.

(10)

Other Prohibited Conduct. No Farmers' Market [e]

E

ntity or Farmers' Market [v]

V

endor shall:

(a)

conduct itself or its business in such a way as would restrict or interfere with the ingress or egress of the abutting owner or tenant, or in such a way as would create or become a nuisance or hazard to public health, safety or welfare, or increase traffic congestion or delay, or constitute an obstruction to adequate access to fire, police, or sanitation vehicles;

(b) leave any stand unattended on a sidewalk at any time; [or]

(c) conduct Farmers' Market operations between eleven (11) p.m. and six (6) a.m.

; or

(d) permit any person or entity that is not either a Farmers’ Market Vendor or a Farmers’ Market Sponsor to exhibit, sell or dispense products or otherwise conduct business at a Farmers’ Market. Farmers’ Market Sponsors may sell goods and services other than those goods permitted to be sold by Farmers’ Market Vendors pursuant to subsection (1)(d), but such activity may not occupy more than ten percent of the exhibit space (as measured in feet of stand frontage) at any Farmers’ Market.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. 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

  3. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass