Legislation Details

File #: 260695    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 9/17/2026 In control: Committee on Rules
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Section 14-601 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Categories,” to revise the definition of adult cabaret.
Sponsors: Councilmember Landau
Indexes: USE CATEGORIES
Code sections: 14-601 - USE CATEGORIES
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 26069500

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Amending Section 14-601 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Categories,” to revise the definition of adult cabaret.

 

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

 

SECTION 1. Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING

 

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CHAPTER 14-600. USE REGULATIONS

 

§ 14-601. Use Categories.

 

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(7) Commercial Services Use Category.

 

This category includes uses that provide for consumer or business services, for the repair and maintenance of a wide variety of products, and for entertainment. The commercial services subcategories are:

 

(a)   Adult-Oriented Service.

 

Any of the following:

 

(.1)   Adult Cabaret.

 

An adult club, eating and drinking establishment, theater, hall or similar place that may or may not serve alcoholic beverages and features topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, [male or female impersonators] or similar entertainers exhibiting specified anatomical areas or performing specified sexual activities, or dancing, performing or acting in a lewd, sexually erotic, exciting, or stimulating manner for patrons or viewers.

 

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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

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