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Bill 250151

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. § 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Feb 27, 2025Committee on Licenses and InspectionsOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember BassCouncilmember BassCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember YoungCouncilmember YoungCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember Squilla

How members voted

  1. Vote on May 8, 2025 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (16)

    Councilmember BassCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember O'RourkeCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson

From the floor

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  1. “…ficantly differs from the original approved floor plan, all under certain terms and conditions. And Bill No. 250151, an ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. § 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain ter…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, May 1, 2025 · May 1, 2025 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Feb 27, 2025
    Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was Introduced and Referred.to the Committee on Licenses and Inspections

  2. Apr 28, 2025
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Licenses and Inspections

    This Bill was HEARING NOTICES SENT.

  3. Apr 28, 2025
    HEARING HELD · Committee on Licenses and Inspections

    This Bill was HEARING HELD.

  4. Apr 28, 2025
    AMENDED · Committee on Licenses and Inspections

    This Bill was AMENDED.

  5. Apr 28, 2025
    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Licenses and Inspections

    This Bill was REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED.

  6. May 1, 2025
    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL.

  7. May 1, 2025
    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR.

  8. May 1, 2025
    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL

    This Bill was ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR.

  9. May 8, 2025
    READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

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

  10. May 28, 2025
    SIGNED · MAYOR

    This Bill was SIGNED.

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..Title Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. � 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS * * * CHAPTER 9-4400. RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS � 9-4401. Definitions. * * * (3) Nuisance Behavior. Behavior that interferes with the health, safety or welfare of the community, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Illegal consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages; (b) Illegal sale of tobacco products in violation of state law. (c) [(b)] Illegal drug activity; (d) [(c)] Unlawful street or sidewalk obstruction; (e) [(d)] Gambling and illegal gaming activities; (f) [(e)] Public urination or defecation; (g) [(f)] Litter in the right-of-way, including the sidewalk or street; (h) [(g)] Prostitution; (i) [(h)] Owning, operating or conducting a vehicle chop shop in any building or structure, including a lot or curtilage, for the purpose of dealing in stolen vehicles or stolen vehicle parts or illegally obtaining and altering vehicles or vehicle identification numbers of vehicle parts; (j) [(i)] Vehicles parked on the sidewalk; (k) [(j)]Use of street parking spaces or sidewalk for open storage, sale, or rental of goods, or storage or repair of inoperable vehicles; (l) [(k)] Unlicensed or unlawful firearms possession by a patron; (m) [(l)] Short dumping; (n) [(m)] Unlawful junk dealer operations; (o) [(n)] Disorderly conduct and related behavior; (p) [(o)] Conduct that violates the provisions of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code (47 P.S. �� 1-101 et seq.) pertaining to unlawful acts relative to liquor and licensees (47 P.S. � 4-493); (q) [(p)] Obstruction of an investigation of nuisance behavior; (r) [(q)] Repeated or continuing violations of any other City ordinance and/or regulations; (s) [(r)] Any other activity that constitutes a public nuisance under The Philadelphia Code. ---------------------- Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter to be deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End