City of Philadelphia - File #: 150285

• File #: 150285
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/9/2015
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Final action: 6/18/2015
• Title: Amending Section 14-517 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/UED Urban Experiential Display Overlay Control District," to provide for further regulations regarding urban experiential displays, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: URBAN EXPERIENTIAL DISPLAYS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/18/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/18/2015	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/11/2015	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/9/2015	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/9/2015	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
6/9/2015	0	Committee on Rules	AMENDED
6/9/2015	1	Committee on Rules	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/1/2015	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/1/2015	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
6/1/2015	0	Committee on Rules	RECESSED
4/9/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 14-517 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/UED Urban Experiential Display Overlay Control District," to provide for further regulations regarding urban experiential displays, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 14-517 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:


§ 14-517. UED, Urban Experiential Display Overlay Control District.

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(5) Approval Process.

No zoning permits for Urban Experiential Displays shall be issued unless the applicant shall have first submitted to the City Planning Commission, and the City Planning Commission, after receipt of a recommendation from the Civic Design Review Committee, shall [have reviewed and provided technical assistance and input that are intended to facilitate development of the UED in promoting the UED's purpose and goals.] have:

(a) Submitted to the Art Commission a recommendation regarding the proposed design and placement of the UED. The City Planning Commission's recommendation shall reflect the Commission's judgment as to whether the particular proposal is appropriate in its scale, density, and character for the surrounding community.

(b) Approved an executed agreement between the Applicant and a governmental entity (e.g., the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development), which agreement provides for a financial contribution by the Applicant to the governmental entity in the amount of at least $125,000 per UED per annum in the Base Year, which shall increase in amount not less than four percent (4%) per annum, for so long as the UED remains in operation. The governmental entity may charge the Applicant such reasonable initial and annual administrative fees as may be necessary to administer this subsection (b). The Base Year shall be calendar year 2015. Compliance by the Applicant with the agreement shall be a continuing condition of maintaining th...