AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled
“Farmers’ Markets,” by adding as a permissible location a portion of the sidewalks
and curb lanes of both sides of the 3500 block of Ryan Avenue beginning at Frankford Avenue , and
making conforming amendments to Section 9-205, entitled “Sidewalk Sales,” all
under certain terms and conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION
1. SECTION 9-205 of The Philadelphia
Code is hereby amended to read
as
follows:
§
9-205. Sidewalk Sales.
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(8)
Prohibited
Conduct. No vendor or person shall:
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(p) exhibit, display, offer for sale or sell any
goods, wares, or merchandise or place or allow any stand to remain on the
sidewalks of the following streets or any other location which the Council
shall from time to time ordain:
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(.327) The Sixth Councilmanic District. This
prohibition shall not apply [to sidewalk] to:
(.a)
Sidewalk
vending by an owner or tenant of an abutting building, provided that: (i) such
vending is accessory to a business conducted by such owner or tenant in the
abutting building; and (ii) no merchandise display or other stand shall be
placed on the sidewalk except within three feet of the abutting building, and
in no event shall a stand be placed on the sidewalk if it reduces the
unobstructed pedestrian right-of-way to less than six feet. Such permitted
sidewalk vending shall be exempt from all other provisions of this Section
9-205, including, but not limited to, the license requirement of subsection [9-205(3).]
9-205(3); or
(.b)
Farmers’ Markets at locations permitted by Section 9-213( 7 ) of this Code.
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SECTION
2. Section 9-213 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read
as
follows:
§9-213.
Farmers’ Markets.
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(7) Permissible Locations. Farmers' Markets at the
following locations shall be permitted:
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( ) The sidewalks and curb lanes of both sides of the 3500 block of
Ryan Avenue from Frankford Avenue and extending 156 feet northwest of the
northwest line of Frankford Avenue, provided the hours of operation shall be
Sundays from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, from April 1st through October 31st.
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SECTION
3. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately.
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