Official:To amend Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Streets," by revising certain provisions of Chapter 11-600, entitled "Construction, Encroachments, and Projections Over, On, and Under Streets," to amend the encroachment regulations for signage, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: September 28, 2017
Signed: November 30, 2017
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill updates regulations for signs in Philadelphia streets, specifically prohibiting portable signs from projecting beyond street lines and reducing sidewalk width.
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