Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by further providing for revised sign controls and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions; and amending Chapter 9-600, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adjusting the licensing fees for commercial outdoor advertising signs and information required in the annual inventory of signs; and amending Chapter 19-3400, entitled "Excise Tax on Outdoor Advertising Transactions," by adjusting the excise tax on outdoor advertising signs; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: September 26, 2013
Signed: June 18, 2015
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's sign regulations and adjusts licensing fees for commercial outdoor advertising signs. The changes aim to update sign controls and make technical adjustments.
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