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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter to require hotel operators to notify guest of service disruptions which substantially affect or are likely to substantially affect any guest's use of a room or utilization of a hotel service, and providing for enforcement and penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.
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CHAPTER 9-6700. PROTECTION OF GUESTS FROM HOTEL SERVICE DISRUPTIONS
? 9-6701. Definitions:
(1) "Hotel" means a residential building, and ancillary premises, that is designated or used for lodging and other related services for the public, including but not limited to food and beverage preparation and service and meetings, as well as tradeshows and conventions, and contains 50 or more guest rooms.
(2) "Hotel operator" means any person, including a contractor, who owns, controls or operates a hotel.
(3) "Hotel service" means work performed in connection with the operation of a hotel, including, but not limited to, letting of guest rooms, letting of meeting rooms, provision of food or beverage services, provision of banquet services, or provision of spa services.
(4) "Room" means a room available or let out for use or occupancy in a hotel.
(5) "Service disruption" means any of the following conditions where the condition substantially affects or is likely to substantially affect any guest's use of a room or utilization of a hotel service; provided that conditions described in paragraphs (2), (6) and (7) of this definition shall be presumed to substantially affect a guest's use of a room or utilization of a hotel service:
(a) construction work in or directly related to the hotel that creates excessive noise that i...
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