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Amending Section 19-2602 of The Philadelphia Code relating to Licenses to provide that the Department of Licenses and Inspections shall refrain from issuing or shall revoke the business privilege license of any person who operates any business without the requisite license, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have required the Department of Licenses and Inspections to refuse or revoke a business privilege license for a person operating a business without a required license, including certain licenses required by federal or Pennsylvania law. A person whose license was denied or revoked would have had 10 days to appeal to the Board of License and Inspection Review.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
May 27, 2004
Sponsors
Marian B. TascoMarian B. TascoDRDonna Reed MillerDRDonna Reed MillerRMRick MarianoRMRick MarianoBrian J. O'NeillBrian J. O'NeillDCDavid CohenDCDavid CohenJLJoan L. KrajewskiJLJoan L. KrajewskiJannie L. BlackwellJannie L. BlackwellBlondell Reynolds BrownBlondell Reynolds BrownJFJuan F. RamosJFJuan F. RamosW. Wilson Goode, Jr.W. Wilson Goode, Jr.MAMichael A. NutterMAMichael A. NutterFJFrank J. DiCiccoFJFrank J. DiCiccoDarrell L. ClarkeDarrell L. ClarkeJKJack KellyJKJack KellyFRFrank RizzoFRFrank RizzoJFJames F. KenneyJFJames F. Kenney
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 19-2602 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§19-2602. Licenses.

(4)

Every person required to procure a license under this Section shall as a condition to the receipt or retention of said license:

(d)

refrain from causing or permitting an owner or occupier to cause a public or private nuisance, either directly or indirectly, or by permitting third persons or conditions to do so when such nuisances may be minimized or prevented by reasonable measures.

(.1)

The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall refrain from issuing, or shall revoke, the business privilege license of any person, who, under color of such license intends to operate, or is operating, in violation of the provisions of sub-sections 19-2602(4)(b), 4(c), 4(d), 4(e) or

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4(f) and shall take all steps necessary to terminate the business operations of any business establishment that has violated any of such sub-sections, including, but not limited to the following:

(h)

The Department of Licenses and Inspections is authorized to deny or revoke a business privilege license for failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection.

The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall revoke; upon the receipt of a complaint, notice, order, or opinion from a federal or state agency or a federal or state court; the business privilege license from a person engaging in or continuing to engage in a business without obtaining and maintaining any license required by federal or state law if such license is required to engage in such business under the laws of the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Any person who has been denied a license or whose license has been revoked shall have the right to appeal to the Board of License and Inspection Review within ten (10) days after receipt of the notice of denial or revocation.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

File history

Sometimes city council's record keeping is not complete. This timeline reflects the information on the council's legistar website.
  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
  2. Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing notices sent

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred