Official:Amending Chapter 14-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Historic Preservation,” by adding new sections to create a searchable database of mural arts in the City, adding notice requirements, comment period, review and recommendations by Mural Arts Philadelphia, and other related duties prior to issuance of a building permit for a mural arts building, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
Introduced: November 12, 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill creates a searchable database of all murals in Philadelphia and requires property owners to get approval from Mural Arts Philadelphia before demolishing or altering buildings with murals.
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