Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending requirements applicable to vacant premises, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: October 17, 2002
Signed: February 20, 2003
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill updates Philadelphia's property maintenance code to require owners of vacant buildings to maintain them in a clean and safe condition. The code also defines 'blighting influence' as a vacant building that lacks windows or doors on a heavily occupied block face.
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