Official:Amending Chapter 19-3400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Excise Tax on Outdoor Advertising Transactions," by revising the rate of the excise tax on outdoor advertising signs; amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by further providing for revised sign controls; and amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adjusting the licensing fees for commercial outdoor advertising signs and information required in the annual inventory of signs; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: December 4, 2014
: 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 revises the excise tax rate on outdoor advertising signs in Philadelphia and adjusts licensing fees for commercial signs.
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