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Amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Assembly Occupancies," by providing for additional types of activity to be regulated, amending the application procedures and increasing the fee for a Special Assembly Occupancy license and for Promoter registration, clarifying the role of the Police Department in approvals of licenses, and making other technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง 9-703. Special Assembly Occupancies.
(1) Definitions.
(a) (a) "Special Assembly Occupancy" shall mean the following types of establishments, provided that [50 or more people congregate at such establishment primarily for] social entertainment [purposes] is provided at one or more times during the course of any year:
(.1) nightclubs, private clubs, discotheques and cabarets;
(.2) taverns and bars;
(.3) restaurants;
(.4) private clubs;
(.5) banquet halls; and
(.6) similar places of assembly without primarily fixed seating.
(b) "Social entertainment [purposes]" shall mean provision for dancing by patrons, entertainment by live or recorded music (whether or not also presented with video content) or a disc jockey, [observing] a theatrical or other performance act or similar activities. The phrase shall not include the consumption of food and beverages, listening to a speaker or lecture, watching television programming, watching or participating in athletic events, or other similar activities.
(c) "Teen event" shall mean any event or time for which the special assembly occupancy is open for use either overwhelmingly or exclusively by minors.
(d) "Performance Act" shall mean any person or group of persons engaged in the act of singing, disc jockeying, rapping, dancing, playing musical instruments, and/or acting for an ...
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