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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, section 9-602, entitled "Outdoor Advertising," by amending the requirements for obtaining and the conditions for issuance of licenses, including the applicable fees; imposing safety requirements; increasing penalties; providing certain reporting requirements; amending certain 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 9 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.
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CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE BUSINESSES.
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ยง9-602. Outdoor Advertising.
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(2) Definitions. In this Section the following definitions apply:
(a) Accessory Sign. A sign which directs attention to information, identification, or advertisements strictly incidental to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located. This includes signs or devices indicating the business transacted, services rendered, goods sold, or produced on the premises; and, name or emblem of a person, firm, institution, organization or activity occupying the premises.
(b) Commercial Sign. A sign containing copy that relates primarily to the economic interests of the publisher or its audience or directs attention to a business, industry, profession, commodity, service, activity, institution, product or entertainment offered for sale.
(c) Non-Accessory Sign. A sign which directs attention to a business, industry, profession, commodity, service organization, activity, institution, business, product or entertainment neither sold, located nor offered upon the property where the sign is situated.
(d) Non-Commercial Sign. A sign containing copy that does not relate primarily to the economic interests of the publisher or its audience nor directs attention to a business, industry, profession, commodity, service, activity, inst...
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