Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for and regulating advertising signs on North Broad Street in support of the Avenue North Renaissance District; amending Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code) to provide for penalties for violations; and making conforming amendments to other provisions of The Philadelphia Code, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: October 31, 2013
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
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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This bill aims to regulate advertising signs on North Broad Street in support of the Avenue North Renaissance District by amending city code and imposing penalties for non-compliance.
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