Title
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by repealing certain provisions related to refuse collection, 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 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 6-400. SERVICES AND OTHER BUSINESSES.
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§ 9-604. Refuse Collection.
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[(5) Private Garbage Collection.
(a) No person shall collect or transport garbage unless he has obtained from the Department of Licenses and Inspections a Garbage Collection License and, for each vehicle so used, a Collection Vehicle License, pursuant to Section 9-604(8).
(b) No Garbage Collection License shall be issued unless the applicant:
(.1) complies with the provisions of The Philadelphia Traffic Code, Title 12;
(.2) pays an annual license fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the Garbage Collection License;
(.3) obtains a Collection Vehicle License for each vehicle used for collecting of garbage, pursuant to Section 9-604(8).
(c) All licenses shall be conditioned upon continued compliance with Section 9-604(5)(b), Section 9-604(8), Section 10-722,...
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