Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-905, entitled “Non-Accessory Signs,” by adding a new subsection to permit an advertising sign under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: January 23, 2020
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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 proposes to allow a single free-standing digital sign in a specific area of Philadelphia, bounded by Levick Street, the Kensington & Tacony Trail, the Tacony Palmyra Bridge, and Elbridge Road, under certain conditions.
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