Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," and Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding special provisions regulating advertising signs in designated Commercial Advertising Districts; designating the area bounded by 13th Street, Arch Street, 12th Street, and Filbert Street as a Commercial Advertising District, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: November 17, 2011
: Committee on Rules
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 would create a 'Commercial Advertising District' in Center City Philadelphia and allow for larger format signs to be displayed in this area, with specific regulations and fees.
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