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This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s rules for special assembly occupancy licenses, which apply to places offering activities such as dancing, live or recorded music, DJs, performances, or primarily entertainment-focused streaming or recorded audio and video. It raises the license and renewal fee from $100 to $200, changes renewals from annually to every two years, and requires applicants to post notices on each street frontage for 30 days; it also updates related Building and Fire Code definitions.

Amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Special Assembly Occupancies," by further providing for types of activity to be regulated and by altering the fees and requirements for a Special Assembly Occupancy license, and amending Title 4, Subcode "B" ("The Philadelphia Building Code") and Subcode "F" ("The Philadelphia Fire Code") of The Philadelphia Code, to conform a definition, all under certain terms and conditions.