Official:Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) and Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), by amending provisions relating to Vacant Premises, by allowing for the immediate issuance of code violation notices for blighted vacant lots, and providing for penalties for such code violations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: September 30, 2010
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 allows the city to issue immediate code violation notices for vacant lots that are considered blighted, and imposes penalties for such violations.
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