City of Philadelphia - File #: 040604

• File #: 040604
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 5/27/2004
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Title: Amending Section 19-2602 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Licenses to provide that the Department of Licenses and Inspections shall refrain from issuing or shall revoke the business privilege license of any person who operates any business without the requisite license, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney
• Indexes: LICENSES
• Code sections: 19-2602 - Licenses

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/8/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/8/2005	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/8/2005	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/8/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/5/2005	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/5/2005	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
12/5/2005	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
12/5/2005	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
12/5/2005	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/27/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/27/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Section 19-2602 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Licenses to provide that the Department of Licenses and Inspections shall refrain from issuing or shall revoke the business privilege license of any person who operates any business without the requisite license, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 19-2602 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§19-2602. Licenses.

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(4) Every person required to procure a license under this Section shall as a condition to the receipt or retention of said license:

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(d) refrain from causing or permitting an owner or occupier to cause a public or private nuisance, either directly or indirectly, or by permitting third persons or conditions to do so when such nuisances may be minimized or prevented by reasonable measures.

(.1) The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall refrain from issuing, or shall revoke, the business privilege license of any person, who, under color of such license intends to operate, or is operating, in violation of the provisions of sub-sections 19-2602(4)(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(e) or, 4(f) and shall take all steps necessary to terminate the business operations of any business establishment that has violated any of such sub-sections, including, but not limited to the following:

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(h) The Department of Licenses and Inspections is authorized to deny or revoke a business privilege license for failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection. The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall revoke; upon the receipt of a complaint, notice, order, or opinion from a federal or state agency or a federal or state court; the business privilege license from a person engaging in or continuing to engage in a business without obtaining and maintaining any license required by federal or state law if such license is required to engage in su...