WHEREAS, On March 2, 2017, Philadelphia City Council adopted Resolution No. 170179, authorizing the creation of a “Special Committee on Regulatory Review and Reform” to identify archaic, superfluous, and confusing provisions in The Philadelphia Code and in departmental regulations; and to recommend revisions that streamline, clarify and enhance the City’s regulatory environment, for the purpose of accelerating the growth of well-paying jobs in Philadelphia while ensuring the safety and well-being of its residents; and
WHEREAS, The Special Committee on Regulatory Review and Reform has identified the provisions described in the title to this proposed Ordinance as non-essential and overdue for repeal; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING.
§ 10-712. [Dropping Litter from Aircraft.]
Reserved.
[(1)
No person shall throw out, drop or deposit any litter, handbill or other object from an aircraft, so as to cause it to fall within the City.]
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.
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