THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
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§ 14-544. /MMS, Mobile Medical Service Providers Overlay District
Boundaries. The Mobile Medical Service Providers Overlay District shall apply to any lot or public right of way located within:
All divisions of the 41st Ward; all divisions in the 45th Ward, divisions 7, 10, 14-16, and 19-22 of the 54th Ward; all divisions in the 55th Ward; divisions 34 and 40 of the 56th Ward; all divisions in the 57th Ward; all divisions in the 64th Ward; and all divisions in the 65th Ward, as shown for illustrative purposes only on the following Map A.
Mobile Medical Service Providers. Services provided from a vehicle which entail the diagnosis or treatment of disease or any ailment of the human body. For purposes of this section, mobile medical services do not include: emergency medical services provided by emergency medical responders as defined in 35 Pa. C.S. § 8103; services from community mobile crisis teams, emergency overdose response; infectious disease response; public health vaccination; pediatric services; veterinary services; dental services; vision services; or mammogram services.
Community mobile crisis response team. Teams operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disability Services (DBHIDS) for the purpose of providing community-based emergency behavioral health services.
Emergency Overdose Response: Mobile medical services dispatched upon a declaration of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health for the purpose of responding to a geographically specific cluster of overdose events to provide services to impacted individuals and prevent additional morbidity and mortality.
Infectious Disease Response: Mobile medical services dispatched upon a declaration of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health responding to a cluster of infectious diseases case reports for the purpose of providing services to impacted individuals and prevent additional morbidity and mortality.
Prohibited Use. Mobile Medical Service Providers are a prohibited use in these locations.
Map A
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
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