City of Philadelphia - File #: 130808

• File #: 130808
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/31/2013
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 12/12/2013
• Title: Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by revising provisions relating to graffiti removal, penalties and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Henon
• Indexes: GRAFFITI

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/8/2014	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/12/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
12/5/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/5/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/5/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/26/2013	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/26/2013	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
11/26/2013	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
11/26/2013	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/31/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) of The Philadelphia Code, by revising provisions relating to graffiti removal, penalties and enforcement, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Subcode "PM" (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code) is hereby amended to read as follows:

SUBCODE "PM" (THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE)

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CHAPTER 3
GENERAL PROPERTY AND STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE

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SECTION PM-311.0 GRAFFITI

PM-311.1 Required Graffiti Removal: The owner of any private property in the City shall remove any graffiti from such property [within five (5) days of the graffiti's appearance,] if such graffiti are visible from the public right-of-way.

PM-311.1.1 Property Included: For purposes of this Section, "private property" shall include, but not be limited to, structures encroaching on any public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, newsboxes, newsstands, dumpsters, trucks, vending carts, utility poles, public telephones, tree planters, and other items of street furniture.

PM-311.2 Penalties and Enforcement: The enforcement of Section PM-311.0 and penalties for violation thereof are as set forth in Sections PM-311.2.1 through 311.2.4.

PM-311.2.1 Notice: Upon discovery of graffiti on any private property in the City, any person authorized to enforce ordinances is authorized to issue a notice of violation to the owner of such property, or to a responsible agent of such owner, that the graffiti must be removed within [five (5)] ten (10) days after the date of issuance of such notice. [After five (5) days have elapsed from the issuance of such notice, any person authorized to enforce ordinances is authorized to issue a notice of violation to any person in violation of this Section, or to a responsible agent of such person, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 10-718 of The Philadelphia C...