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Amending Chapter 11-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "General Provisions," to authorize the Streets Department to permit closure of the public right-of-way, including on street parking spaces, for public health, welfare and safety purposes during the COVID-19 public health emergency until December 31, 2020, including expansion of business uses that cannot operate in indoor environment or have limited indoor capacity and/or service due to the Covid-19 emergency, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance authorized the Streets Department to establish permits for temporarily closing public right-of-way areas, including on-street parking spaces, during a declared public health emergency. It was intended to protect public health and safety and help businesses expand into outdoor or other public spaces when indoor operations were unavailable or limited because of COVID-19; the authorization was set to remain in effect until December 31, 2020, unless extended by ordinance.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
June 4, 2020
Sponsors
Allan DombBobby HenonKenyatta JohnsonDavid OhCurtis Jones, Jr.Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezMark SquillaDerek S. GreenCherelle ParkerKatherine Gilmore Richardson
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 11-100 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 11-100 GENERAL PROVISIONS

§11-107. Public Health Emergency Closures of the Right-of-Way

(a)

The Streets Department is hereby authorized to establish by regulation procedures for application, implementation, and enforcement of permits for temporary Right-of-Way closure to protect public health, welfare and safety during a declared public health emergency, including for expansion of business uses that cannot operate in indoor environments or have limited indoor capacity and/or service due to the COVID-19 emergency, including closure of all of the street or limited portions, such as on-street parking spaces.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until December 31, 2020, unless further extended by ordinance.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

  3. Committee on Streets and Services

    Details not published

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  4. CITY COUNCIL

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