Philadelphia City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada introduced amendments Thursday to a bill that would largely ban mobile service providers from operating in the 7th District.
The amendments, approved in a 12-3 vote, would require mobile providers to obtain permits while also imposing strict location and time limits on their operations. Under the bill, non-medical mobile providers could not stay in any one location within the district for more than 45 minutes and would need to move at least 1,000 feet to be considered at a new location.
Mobile medical services would be restricted to a single, unspecified location or permitted to operate between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on a two-block stretch of Allegheny Avenue. Emergency medical responders, pediatric providers, and veterinary services would be exempt. Violators would be fined up to $1,000…