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Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by providing requirements relating to the exterior maintenance of mixed-use buildings, revising definitions, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
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SUBCODE "PM" (THE PHILADELPHIA
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE)
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CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION PM-202.0 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
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Blighting influence: A vacant or mixed-use building that lacks windows with frames and glazing and/or lacks one or more doors in entryways of the building if:
1. the building is located on a block face where 80% or more buildings on the block face are occupied; or
2. the Department has provided [20] 30 days notice to the owner of the property that the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections has determined, in consultation with other City officials as appropriate, that the lack of windows and/or entry doors has a significant adverse influence on the community based on the following factors:
a. deterioration and/or safety of the property;
b. safety of the surrounding community;
c. the value of intact, occupied properties in the surrounding vicinity of the property;
d. marketability of the property; and
e. community morale.
3. For purposes of this Section mixed-use building shall mean a building consisting of no more than five stories with a nonresidential occupancy located below a residential occupancy.
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CHAPTER 3
GENERAL PROPERTY AND STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE
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