Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-905, entitled "Non-Accessory Signs", by adding a new subsection to permit one advertising sign with certain conditions within the area bounded by Magee Avenue (extended), the Delaware River, Unruh Avenue, and New State Road.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: April 7, 2016
Signed: June 16, 2016
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law allows for one large advertising sign in a specific area of Philadelphia, near Magee Avenue and the Delaware River, under certain conditions.
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