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Amending Chapter 9-200 of The Philadelphia Code (entitled “Commercial Activities on Streets”), by revising certain provisions relating to licenses and fees; 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 amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9-200. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON STREETS.
§ 9-201. Curb Markets.
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(3) Licenses.
(a) No person shall occupy or vend in any space in a curb market unless he has obtained a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
(b) Application for a license to act as a curb vendor shall set forth the name and address of the applicant, a description of the cart from which he will vend, and any other information that the Department requires, and requires payment of a non-refundable application fee of $20 for an initial license, which fee shall be credited toward the annual fee if the license is issued.
(c) The annual fee for a license is [$300.00] $330 for each [space] licensed location.
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§ 9-203. Street Vendors.
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(2) License. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a street vendor unless he or she has first obtained a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections. All licenses will be issued according to regulations established by the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
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(3) Issuance. No license shall be issued unless:
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(b) The applicant pays the following [annual license] fees:
(.1) [three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending on foot] a non-refundable application fee of $20 for an initial license, which fee shall be credited toward the annual fee if the license is issued; and
(.2) [three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending by using a handcart, pushcart, stand or similar arrangement which is mounted on wheels but has not an internal-combustion engine;] an annual license fee of $330.
[(.3) three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending from a horse-drawn wagon;
(.4) three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending from a motor vehicle of any kind.]
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(8) A special street vendor district is hereby created on Thirty-second street between Market street and Chestnut street. The following provisions shall apply to such special district:
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(c) [To reimburse the City for the loss of parking meter revenue and for the additional cost of regulation occasioned by creation of the special district, street] Street vendors assigned to locations within the special district shall pay, in addition to the application and license fees imposed under subsection 9-203(3)(b), an annual fee of [two thousand seven hundred fifty (2,750) dollars] $3,000.
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§ 9-204. Sidewalk Vendors in Center City.
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(4) License Issuance. Licenses shall be issued upon compliance with the following:
(a) The applicant furnishes the following [information]:
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(.5) payment of a non-refundable application fee of $20, which fee shall be credited toward the annual fee if the license is issued.
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(b) The applicant, after being notified by the Department that his application has been provisionally approved:
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(.3) pays the [initial] first year license fee of [three hundred dollars ($300)] $330; and
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(6) License Renewal; Change of License Information; Change in Category of Goods Sold.
(a) The Department shall send to each person licensed under this Section, at a time reasonably in advance of the end of each license year, a renewal license. If the licensee returns the renewal license to the Department, together with payment of the annual renewal fee of [three hundred ($300) dollars] $330 and a statement of the changes, if any, in the license information required by subsection 9-204(4), the Department shall then validate the renewal license and return it, together with a new license plate, to the licensee, who shall thereby be licensed for the succeeding license year. * * *
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§ 9-205. Sidewalk Sales.
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(4) Issuance. No license shall be issued unless:
(a) The applicant furnishes any relevant information the Department requires, including but not limited to:
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[(.5)] (b) the vendor [first] pays an application fee for an initial license and an annual license fee in accordance with § 9-203(3)(b).
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§ 9-206. Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts.
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(5) License Issuance and Renewal. Licenses shall be issued and renewed [upon payment of an annual fee of three hundred ($300) dollars and pursuant to] , and fees shall be paid, in accordance with § 9-203(3) or regulations established by the Department.
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(10) Designated Neighborhood Business Districts.
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(b) University City District.
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(.2) The following special provisions shall apply only within the University City District, and these provisions shall supersede any conflicting general provisions set forth in this Section 9-206 or elsewhere:
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(J) [To reimburse the City for the loss of parking meter revenue, street] Street vendors assigned to locations in the University City District shall pay, in addition to the license and renewal fee imposed under subsection 9-206(5), an annual fee of [two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750)] $3,000.
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
Italics indicate new matter added.
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