THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9-200. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON STREETS.
§ 9-201. Curb Markets.
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Licenses.
No person shall occupy or vend in any space in a curb market unless he has obtained a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
Application for a license to act as a curb vendor shall set forth the name and address of the applicant, a description of the cart from which he will vend, and any other information that the Department requires,
and requires payment of a non-refundable application fee of $20 for an initial license, which fee shall be credited toward the annual fee if the license is issued
.
The annual fee for a license is [$300.00]
$330
for each [space]
licensed location
.
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§ 9-203. Street Vendors.
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License. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a street vendor unless he or she has first obtained a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections. All licenses will be issued according to regulations established by the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
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Issuance. No license shall be issued unless:
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The applicant pays the following [annual license] fee
s
:
[three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending on foot]
a non-refundable application fee of $20 for an initial license, which fee shall be credited toward the annual fee if the license is issued
;
and
[three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending by using a handcart, pushcart, stand or similar arrangement which is mounted on wheels but has not an internal-combustion engine;]
an annual license fee of $330.
[(.3)
three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending from a horse-drawn wagon;
three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each person vending from a motor vehicle of any kind.]
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A special street vendor district is hereby created on Thirty-second street between Market street and Chestnut street. The following provisions shall apply to such special district:
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[To reimburse the City for the loss of parking meter revenue and for the additional cost of regulation occasioned by creation of the special district, street]
Street
vendors assigned to locations within the special district shall pay
, in addition to the application and license fees imposed under subsection 9-203(3)(b),
an annual fee of [two thousand seven hundred fifty (2,750) dollars]
$3,000
.
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§ 9-204. Sidewalk Vendors in Center City.
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License Issuance. Licenses shall be issued upon compliance with the following:
The applicant furnishes the following [information]:
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(.5) payment of a non-refundable application fee of $20, which fee shall be credited toward the annual fee if the license is issued.
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The applicant, after being notified by the Department that his application has been provisionally approved:
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pays the [initial]
first year
license fee of [three hundred dollars ($300)]
$330
; and
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License Renewal; Change of License Information; Change in Category of Goods Sold.
The Department shall send to each person licensed under this Section, at a time reasonably in advance of the end of each license year, a renewal license. If the licensee returns the renewal license to the Department, together with payment of the annual renewal fee of [three hundred ($300) dollars]
$330
and a statement of the changes, if any, in the license information required by subsection 9-204(4), the Department shall then validate the renewal license and return it, together with a new license plate, to the licensee, who shall thereby be licensed for the succeeding license year. * * *
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§ 9-205. Sidewalk Sales.
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Issuance. No license shall be issued unless:
The applicant furnishes any relevant information the Department requires, including but not limited to:
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[(.5)]
the vendor [first] pays
an application fee for an initial license and
an annual license fee in accordance with § 9-203(3)(b).
[(.6)]
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§ 9-206. Sidewalk Vendors in Neighborhood Business Districts.
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License Issuance and Renewal. Licenses shall be issued and renewed [upon payment of an annual fee of three hundred ($300) dollars and pursuant to]
, and fees shall be paid, in accordance with § 9-203(3) or
regulations established by the Department.
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Designated Neighborhood Business Districts.
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University City District.
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The following special provisions shall apply only within the University City District, and these provisions shall supersede any conflicting general provisions set forth in this Section 9-206 or elsewhere:
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[To reimburse the City for the loss of parking meter revenue, street]
Street
vendors assigned to locations in the University City District shall pay, in addition to the license and renewal fee imposed under subsection 9-206(5), an annual fee of [two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750)]
$3,000.
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Explanation:
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.
Italics
indicate new matter added.
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