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Bill 250151

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. § 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Feb 27, 2025Committee on Licenses and InspectionsOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember BassCouncilmember BassCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember YoungCouncilmember YoungCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember Squilla

How members voted

  1. Vote on May 8, 2025 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (16)

    Councilmember BassCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember O'RourkeCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson

From the floor

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  1. “The Committee on Licenses and Inspections to which were referred the following bills: Bill No. 250123, an ordinance amending Section 6-503 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Licenses and Permits," to provide for the businesses not in compliance with applicable state regulations and/or whose physical layout significantly differs from the original approved floor plan, all under certain terms and conditions. And Bill N…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, May 1, 2025 · May 1, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Apr 28, 2025HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
  3. Apr 28, 2025HEARING HELD · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
  4. Apr 28, 2025AMENDED · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
  5. Apr 28, 2025REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Licenses and Inspections
  6. May 1, 2025SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  7. May 1, 2025READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. May 1, 2025ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. May 8, 2025READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. May 28, 2025SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. � 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS * * * CHAPTER 9-4400. RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS � 9-4401. Definitions. * * * (3) Nuisance Behavior. Behavior that interferes with the health, safety or welfare of the community, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Illegal consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages; (b) Illegal sale of tobacco products in violation of state law. (c) [(b)] Illegal drug activity; (d) [(c)] Unlawful street or sidewalk obstruction; (e) [(d)] Gambling and illegal gaming activities; (f) [(e)] Public urination or defecation; (g) [(f)] Litter in the right-of-way, including the sidewalk or street; (h) [(g)] Prostitution; (i) [(h)] Owning, operating or conducting a vehicle chop shop in any building or structure, including a lot or curtilage, for the purpose of dealing in stolen vehicles or stolen vehicle parts or illegally obtaining and altering vehicles or vehicle identification numbers of vehicle parts; (j) [(i)] Vehicles parked on the sidewalk; (k) [(j)]Use of street parking spaces or sidewalk for open storage, sale, or rental of goods, or storage or repair of inoperable vehicles; (l) [(k)] Unlicensed or unlawful firearms possession by a patron; (m) [(l)] Short dumping; (n) [(m)] Unlawful junk dealer operations; (o) [(n)] Disorderly conduct and related behavior; (p) [(o)] Conduct that violates the provisions of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code (47 P.S. �� 1-101 et seq.) pertaining to unlawful acts relative to liquor and licensees (47 P.S. � 4-493); (q) [(p)] Obstruction of an investigation of nuisance behavior; (r) [(q)] Repeated or continuing violations of any other City ordinance and/or regulations; (s) [(r)] Any other activity that constitutes a public nuisance under The Philadelphia Code. ---------------------- Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter to be deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End