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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing for the issuance of licenses permitting temporary advertising to cover scaffolding erected in connection with the repair, reconstruction or maintenance of a building; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
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CHAPTER 14-1600. MISCELLANEOUS
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ยง14-1619. Temporary Advertising on Scaffolding.
(1) Whenever scaffolding is erected in connection with the repair, reconstruction or maintenance of a building, the owner of the building may apply for a permit to erect temporary advertising to cover the scaffolding. Such permits shall be issued on the condition that the advertising completely cover all scaffolding abutting the building. The permit shall allow no more than a single advertisement on each side of the building on which scaffolding is erected.
(2) Application for a temporary advertising license shall be made on a form to be supplied by the Department of Licenses and Inspections ("Department"), and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of five hundred dollars ($500). No license shall be issued unless:
(a) the Department finds that the scaffolding and the temporary advertising meet the safety standards to be promulgated by regulation under subsection (5), as well as with all other applicable laws and regulations;
(b) any other applicable approvals and permits have been obtained; and
(c) the applicant agrees to comply with the terms of the license and to indemnify the City against any liability by reason of granting the license, and files a continuing bond for the temporary advertising satisfactory to the Law Department.
(3) The fee for issuance or renewal of a temporary advertising license, which fee is intended both...
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