City of Philadelphia - File #: 230271

• File #: 230271
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/13/2023
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 6/15/2023
• Title: Amending Section 9-105 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Penalties," and Chapter 9-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to further define nuisance businesses, provide for additional enforcement and penalties, and make certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Phillips, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Lozada, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Vaughn, Councilmember Driscoll, Councilmember Harrity, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Gauthier
• Code sections: 9-105 - Penalties, 9-4400 - Construction Moratorium

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/5/2023	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/15/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL
6/8/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL
6/8/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL
6/8/2023	1	CITY COUNCIL
6/6/2023	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2023	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
6/6/2023	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
6/6/2023	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/13/2023	0	CITY COUNCIL

Title
Amending Section 9-105 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Penalties," and Chapter 9-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to further define nuisance businesses, provide for additional enforcement and penalties, and make certain technical changes, 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 hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.

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CHAPTER 9-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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? 9-105. Penalties.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Chapters 9-600, 9-702, 9-800, 9-900, 9-1000, 9-1100, 9-1200, 9-1600, [9-4000 and] 9-4000, 9-4200, and 9-4400, Sections 9-604, 9-622 and 9-623 of this Title, and subsection 11-707(1) of Title 11, any person who violates any provision of this Title or any regulation adopted hereunder shall, in addition to any other penalty indicated in this Title, pay a fine of no less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).

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(4) Repeat Offenders. Any person who, on more than one (1) occasion, violates any provision of this Title, except any provision of Chapters 9-702, 9-800, 9-900, 9-1100, [9-1200 or] 9-1200, 9-1600, or 9-4400 or Section 9-604 of this Title, shall be guilty of a separate offense of Repeat Violation, and for each such Repeat Violation, shall be subject to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300), or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both. A person shall be guilty of a Repeat Violation regardless whether the second or subsequent violation occurs before or after a judicial finding of a first or previous violation. Each violation, after the first, shall; constitute a separate Repeat Violation offense.

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CHAPTER 9-4400. RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

? 9-4401. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply to thi...