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File #: 171120    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 12/14/2017 In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
On agenda: Final action: 3/1/2018
Title: Amending Chapter 9-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Amusement Businesses," by repealing Section 9-704 (relating to motion pictures), all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Taubenberger, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Henon
Code sections: 9-700 - Amusement Businesses
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy17112000.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
3/14/20180 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
3/1/20180 CITY COUNCIL READ AND PASSEDPass17:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
2/22/20180 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/22/20180 CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCILPass  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/22/20180 CITY COUNCIL READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/21/20180 Legislative Oversight Committee HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/21/20180 Legislative Oversight Committee HEARING HELD   Action details Meeting details Not available
2/21/20180 Legislative Oversight Committee REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/14/20170 CITY COUNCIL Introduced and ReferredPass  Action details Meeting details Not available

Title

Amending Chapter 9-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Amusement Businesses,” by repealing Section 9-704 (relating to motion pictures), all under certain terms and conditions.

 

Body

WHEREAS, On March 2, 2017, Philadelphia City Council adopted Resolution No. 170179, authorizing the creation of a “Special Committee on Regulatory Review and Reform” to identify archaic, superfluous, and confusing provisions in The Philadelphia Code and in departmental regulations; and to recommend revisions that streamline, clarify and enhance the City’s regulatory environment, for the purpose of accelerating the growth of well-paying jobs in Philadelphia while ensuring the safety and well-being of its residents; and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Special Committee on Regulatory Review and Reform has identified the provisions described in the title to this proposed Ordinance as non-essential and overdue for repeal; now, therefore

 

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

 

SECTION 1.                     Chapter 9-700 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

 

CHAPTER 9-700. AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES.

 

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§ 9-704.                     [Motion Pictures.]Reserved.

 

[(1)                     Definitions.

 

(a)                     Obscene. That which, to the average person applying contemporary community standards, has, as its dominant theme, taken as a whole, an appeal to prurient interest.

 

(2)                     Prohibited Conduct.

 

                     (a)                     Obscene, false or misleading advertising. No person shall permit the display of any picture or other form of advertising on premises used to exhibit any motion picture, which is obscene or which is false or misleading as to the nature of the motion picture being exhibited. Each day that a person permits the display of any obscene, or any false or misleading picture or other form of advertising shall constitute a separate violation.]

 

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SECTION 2.                     This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

 

 

 

 

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Explanation:

 

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics indicate matter added.

 

 

 

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