Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to allow for the liability of property owners who permit the erection or maintenance of outdoor advertising signs on their property that are not properly licensed; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: December 8, 2005
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
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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This bill would hold property owners liable for outdoor advertising signs on their property that don't have proper licenses.
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