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Council sought to require street address display on certain properties' curbs.

Official:Amending Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Streets," by enacting a new Section, requiring the street address to be displayed upon the curb of certain properties, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Jones

Introduced: May 24, 2012

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 requires property owners to paint their address on the curb in front of their home, with some exemptions for neighborhoods with uniform rules.

What This Bill Does

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Requires property owners to paint their street address on the curb in front of their home, if the property has six or fewer dwelling units.
Exempts Neighborhood Improvement Districts and Special Services Districts from this requirement, if they have established uniform rules for property identification.
Requires the street address to be displayed in a way that is "plainly visible and legible".
Requires the property owner to be responsible for the enforcement of this requirement.