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City Rolls Out Space for Billboard Ads in Underground Concourses of Downtown Philadelphia Locations

Official:Amending Chapter 16-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sales, Leases and Other Grants of City-owned Buildings and Facilities," by authorizing the Department of Public Property to let concessions for commercial advertising on designated City-owned properties, and designating City-owned property located in the underground concourses extending from the area beneath Dilworth Plaza for such purpose, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke

Introduced: March 31, 2005

: Committee on Public Property and Public Works

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows the City to rent out space for commercial advertising on certain city-owned properties, specifically in underground concourses beneath Dilworth Plaza.

What This Bill Does

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Allows the Department of Public Property to let concessions for commercial advertising on designated City-owned properties, including underground concourses beneath Dilworth Plaza.
Designates City-owned property located in the underground concourses extending from the area beneath Dilworth Plaza for commercial advertising purposes.
Authorizes the Department of Public Property to award concessions for commercial advertising on City-owned properties, despite any other provisions of the Code that may prohibit signs on public property.
Creates a new provision for commercial advertising on public property, which will be governed by terms and conditions determined by the Department of Public Property.