Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Council actions
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the October 23, 2007 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 22 actions from October 23, 2007
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s building construction code, including rules for applying for, issuing, and suspending permits, as well as enforcement provisions for dangerous or unsafe structures.
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending certain administrative and enforcement provisions and the fee schedule for various construction related activities, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s building construction code, including rules for applying for, issuing, and suspending permits, as well as enforcement provisions for dangerous or unsafe structures.
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending certain administrative and enforcement provisions and the fee schedule for various construction related activities, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s building construction code, including rules for applying for, issuing, and suspending permits, as well as enforcement provisions for dangerous or unsafe structures.
Amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending certain administrative and enforcement provisions and the fee schedule for various construction related activities, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code for piers and other waterfront structures along the Delaware River, Schuylkill River, and estuaries.
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Section PM-304.9, entitled "Piers and other waterfront structures," by adding the condition "Poor" to the list of conditions which require immediate notification to the Department of Licenses and Inspections once such condition is found after an inspection is conducted, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code for piers and other waterfront structures along the Delaware River, Schuylkill River, and estuaries.
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Section PM-304.9, entitled "Piers and other waterfront structures," by adding the condition "Poor" to the list of conditions which require immediate notification to the Department of Licenses and Inspections once such condition is found after an inspection is conducted, under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s Property Maintenance Code for piers and other waterfront structures along the Delaware River, Schuylkill River, and estuaries.
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Section PM-304.9, entitled "Piers and other waterfront structures," by adding the condition "Poor" to the list of conditions which require immediate notification to the Department of Licenses and Inspections once such condition is found after an inspection is conducted, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have added conditions to Philadelphia business privilege licenses, including requirements to prevent public or private nuisances and to follow a Responsible Business Practices Agreement with the surrounding community.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses," by adding new conditions to the receipt or retention of the license, all under certain terms and conditions.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed proposal would have added conditions to Philadelphia business privilege licenses, including requirements to prevent public or private nuisances and to follow a Responsible Business Practices Agreement with the surrounding community.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses," by adding new conditions to the receipt or retention of the license, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have added conditions to Philadelphia business privilege licenses, including requirements to prevent public or private nuisances and to follow a Responsible Business Practices Agreement with the surrounding community.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by amending Section 19-2602, entitled "Licenses," by adding new conditions to the receipt or retention of the license, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s ban on urinating or defecating in public places and on private property open to the public.
Amending Section 10-609 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Urination or Defecation," by increasing the fine for violations of such section, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s ban on urinating or defecating in public places and on private property open to the public.
Amending Section 10-609 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Urination or Defecation," by increasing the fine for violations of such section, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s ban on urinating or defecating in public places and on private property open to the public.
Amending Section 10-609 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Urination or Defecation," by increasing the fine for violations of such section, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules to create a reward program for people who provide information leading to a court determination that someone committed short dumping.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by adding a section creating a reward program for the provision of information leading to a determination that an individual has engaged in short dumping, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules to create a reward program for people who provide information leading to a court determination that someone committed short dumping.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by adding a section creating a reward program for the provision of information leading to a determination that an individual has engaged in short dumping, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s refuse and littering rules to create a reward program for people who provide information leading to a court determination that someone committed short dumping.
Amending Chapter 10-700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Refuse and Littering," by adding a section creating a reward program for the provision of information leading to a determination that an individual has engaged in short dumping, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s restrictions on commercial establishments on residential blockfaces to include take-out restaurants on corner lots when either adjoining street is a residential blockface.
Amending Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Establishments on Residential Blockfaces," to extend the scope of the ordinance to include certain establishments located on corner lots, to require certain establishments to display a poster indicating that the establishment is subject to the terms of this ordinance and to increase the penalties for violations of the ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s restrictions on commercial establishments on residential blockfaces to include take-out restaurants on corner lots when either adjoining street is a residential blockface.
Amending Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Establishments on Residential Blockfaces," to extend the scope of the ordinance to include certain establishments located on corner lots, to require certain establishments to display a poster indicating that the establishment is subject to the terms of this ordinance and to increase the penalties for violations of the ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance expands Philadelphia’s restrictions on commercial establishments on residential blockfaces to include take-out restaurants on corner lots when either adjoining street is a residential blockface.
Amending Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Establishments on Residential Blockfaces," to extend the scope of the ordinance to include certain establishments located on corner lots, to require certain establishments to display a poster indicating that the establishment is subject to the terms of this ordinance and to increase the penalties for violations of the ordinance, all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.