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Amending Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Newsstands," to permit the placement of commercial advertising on newsstands and revise the fee for a newsstand license, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-212 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9-200. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON STREETS.
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ยง 9-212. Newsstands.
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(2) License Required; Issuance and Renewal.
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(c) Licenses shall be issued for a period of two years. Licenses may be renewed for additional two year periods. No license shall be renewed unless the applicant pays a renewal license fee of [two hundred fifty dollars ($250)] three hundred fifty dollars ($350), and unless all the requirements for initial license issuance continue to be met.
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(5) Design of Newsstands.
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(f) No appurtenance for any advertising permitted by subsection 9-212(6)(b) may extend more than four inches (4") from the facade of the newsstand, and no such appurtenance may interfere with the minimum pedestrian right-of-way required by subsection 9-212(4)(b)(4). Permitted advertising shall be limited to the following:
(.1) Advertising may include a band on the four sides of the newsstand not to exceed six inches (6") in height, located at least six feet four inches (6'4") above the sidewalk. The band on the sidewalk side may be illuminated and advertisement thereon may be provided in electronic or digital media; the band on the remaining three sides may not be illuminated.
(.2) One advertisement may appear on each [of three sides] side of the newsstand [(excluding the sidewalk side)], as follows:
(i) Advertising on the street side of the newsstand may be a maximum of seven feet (7') wide by [(2')] four feet (4') high, and may be illuminated.
(ii) Advertising on each [short] narrow side of...
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