City of Philadelphia - File #: 000657

• File #: 000657
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/19/2000
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 11/13/2003
• Title: Amending Chapter 10-1200 The Philadelphia Code entitled "Posting of Temporary Signs," by amending Section 10-1202 to prohibit the placement of temporary signs and political campaign posters upon public utility poles, streetlights, and various other public fixtures without the owner's permission, subject to certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Mariano
• Indexes: SIGNS
• Code sections: 10-1200 - Posting of Temporary Signs, 10-1202 - Prohibited Conduct

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/4/2003	0	MAYOR	NO ACTION TAKEN
11/13/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/13/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	12:4
9/13/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/14/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR	Pass
6/12/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
6/12/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY
6/5/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/5/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
6/5/2001	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	RECESSED
10/19/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
10/19/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 10-1200 The Philadelphia Code entitled "Posting of Temporary Signs," by amending Section 10-1202 to prohibit the placement of temporary signs and political campaign posters upon public utility poles, streetlights, and various other public fixtures without the owner's permission, subject to certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-1200 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 10-1200. POSTING OF TEMPORARY SIGNS

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§10-1202. Prohibited Conduct.

(1) No sticker, as defined in Section 10-1201(6), shall be permitted to be affixed to any public or private property, except with the permission of the owner.

(2) No temporary sign which advertises or promotes a service, business or other event of a permanent or continuous nature, which is to be sold, offered or conducted away from the location at which such sign is situated, shall be permitted to be erected on any public or private property, except with the permission of the owner, notwithstanding anything in Chapter 14-1900 to the contrary.

(3) No ground signs shall be permitted unless securely attached to poles or other immobile supporting structures, and unless erected in accordance with the provisions of §10-1202(4), notwithstanding anything in Chapter 14-1900 to the contrary.

(4) (a) No political campaign posters shall be affixed in any manner [to any type of metal utility pole or] to any type of tree.

(b) No political campaign poster shall be allowed to remain posted over thirty (30) days after the primary or regular election to which it refers.

(.1) Each candidate and campaign committee that does not remove his/their political or campaign poster from where it was posted as required by section 10-1202(4)(b) above, shall be assessed a fine of one dollar ($1.00) for each such unremoved poster.

(5) The provisions of Section 10-501 of The Philadel...