City of Philadelphia - File #: 171124

• File #: 171124
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 12/14/2017
• In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
• Final action: 3/1/2018
• Title: Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Services and Other Businesses," by repealing Section 9-630 (relating to sale of used cars), all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Taubenberger, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Johnson
• Code sections: 9-600 - Service Businesses

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/14/2018	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/1/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
2/22/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
2/22/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
2/22/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
2/21/2018	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/21/2018	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
2/21/2018	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
12/14/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Services and Other Businesses," by repealing Section 9-630 (relating to sale of used cars), 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 9-600. SERVICES AND OTHER BUSINESSNES.

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§ 9-630. [Sale of Used Cars.] Reserved.

[(1) For purposes of this Section,

(a) A "Certified Inspection Mechanic" shall be any person authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to perform an inspection under 75 Pa. C.S. § 4702 or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

(b) An "Undisclosed Major Structural Defect" shall be one of the following defects in a motor vehicle which is offered for sale and represented to be roadworthy, when the seller fails to disclose the condition:

1.) frame is bent, cracked, or twisted;

2.) engine block or head cracked;

3.) transmission damaged, defective, or so deteriorated as to require replacement;

4.) vehicle is flood damaged;

5.) differential is damaged, defective, or so deteriorate...