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Amending Section 9-602 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Outdoor Advertising," by adding requirements for the issuance of a license to erect or maintain an outdoor advertising sign; in particular, providing that no such license shall be issued if there are outstanding violations relating to premises upon which the outdoor advertising sign will be erected or maintained, or if the applicant is delinquent in the payment of any taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-602 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง9-602. Outdoor Advertising.
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(4) Licenses for Individual Signs. No license shall be issued unless:
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(f) The applicant does not have any outstanding violations, for which all legal appeals have been exhausted, nor any outstanding court orders requiring the removal of any sign(s) for which all legal appeals have been exhausted, for erecting and/or maintaining outdoor advertising signs in violation of The Philadelphia Code.
(g) There are no outstanding violations, for which all legal appeals have been exhausted, of The Philadelphia Code or regulations adopted pursuant to the Code, relating to the premises upon which the outdoor advertising sign is to be erected or maintained.
(h) The applicant is not delinquent in the payment of any City or School District taxes, charges, fees, rents or claims, or has entered into an agreement to pay any such delinquency and is abiding by the terms of such agreement.
[(g)] (i) The applicant or their representative affix on each sign and/or sign structure information indicating the owner of the sign and (if applicable) the individual or company responsible for erecting and/or maintaining the sign and/or sign structure.
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