Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code ("The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code"), Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) and Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section A-906.5, entitled "Vacant Property License," and Section PM-102.4, entitled "Vacant Structures and Lots," by including vacant commercial buildings and lots and vacant wharves, piers and docks as properties to be licensed, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Mariano
Introduced: November 16, 2000
Signed: March 29, 2001
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires owners of vacant commercial buildings and lots, as well as wharves, piers, and docks, to pay an annual license fee of $25 per property.
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