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Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by amending Section 6-503, entitled "Licenses and Permits," by adding certain conditions for food establishments to obtain a license; all under certain terms and conditions.

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Status
Enacted
Type
Bill
Introduced
October 8, 2015
Sponsors
CPCouncil President ClarkeCindy Bass

Full Bill

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE.

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CHAPTER 6-500. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

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§ 6-503. Licenses and Permits.

(1) Issuance and Conditions.

(a) All applications for any license required by this Title shall be made to the Department of Licenses and Inspections.

(b) The Board shall set by regulation the requirements and standards to be met by applicants for licenses and the Department shall certify them to the Department of Licenses and Inspections.

(c) The Department of Licenses and Inspections shall not issue any license unless:

(.1) the fee prescribed by this Title is paid;

(.2) such information or records as this Title may require are furnished;

(.3) such inspections as may be required by this Title have been made;

(.4) the person applying therefor and the establishment or food for which such license is sought complies in every respect with this Title and the requirements and standards required by the Board, as certified by the Department [.] ; and

(.5) in the case of food establishments with permanent locations, the person applying for the license: (i) indicates on the application whether the establishment is a prepared food shop, take-out restaurant, or sit-down restaurant, as defined in Section 14-601(7) of the Zoning Code; and (ii) has obtained the proper use registration permit from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.

(d) All licenses shall:

(.1) remain in force for one year from the date of issuance, unless sooner revoked as hereafter provided;

(.2) be publicly displayed in a conspicuous place within the establishment where the activity or act licensed is principally conducted;

(.3) be non-assignable and non-transferable;

(.4) be conditioned upon continued compliance with this Title and the Regulations of the Board issued under it.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics indicate new matter added.

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  1. Council ActionMAYOR

    SIGNED

    Other recorded action without a published tally.

    Official action detail

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  2. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    READ AND PASSED

    Member-by-member vote published for this action.

    Pass15 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
    Official action detail

    A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

    Member votes

    MemberVote
    Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
    Bobby HenonYes
    Brian J. O'NeillYes
    Cindy BassYes
    Curtis Jones, Jr.Yes
    Darrell L. ClarkeYes
    David OhYes
    Dennis M. O'BrienYes
    Jannie L. BlackwellYes
    Kenyatta JohnsonYes
    Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezYes
    Marian B. TascoYes
    Mark SquillaYes
    W. Wilson Goode, Jr.Yes
    William K. GreenleeYes

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  3. 3 procedural actionsCITY COUNCIL
    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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  4. 4 procedural actionsCommittee on Licenses and Inspections
    ProceduralCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

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  5. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Bass that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Public Health and Human Services. The motion carried unanimously.

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