THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
CHAPTER 10-700. REFUSE AND LITTERING
§ 10-717.1. Eligibility for Municipal Collection and Fees for Neighborhood Sanitation and Cleaning Services.
(2) There is hereby imposed on all owners of residential or commercial properties eligible for City curbside waste collection an annual fee of [three]
five
hundred dollars [($300)]
($500)
per property for neighborhood sanitation and cleaning services, including the collection of refuse, waste and recyclable materials and related cleaning services. Upon a determination by the Department that costs of neighborhood sanitation and cleaning services justify an increase in the fee, the Department may increase the fee, as appropriate, by regulation.
Exemptions: The following are exempt [or partially exempt] from the fee:
(d) Collection from a duplex (two-family dwelling) in connection with which the property owner demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Department, that the owner resides in one of the living
units.
[units, provided that the exemption shall apply to fifty percent (50%) of the fee imposed pursuant to subsection (2).]
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