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Amending various provisions of Subcode PM of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code," as it will take effect January 1, 2015 pursuant to Bill No. 120647 (approved January 20, 2014); and further amending The Philadelphia Code by updating cross-references to Subcode PM that now appear in other Subcodes of Title 4 and in other titles of The Philadelphia Code; all under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, Bill No. 120647 (approved January 20, 2014) repealed Subcode PM of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code and replaced it with a new Subcode PM adopting the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code, with certain changes, as the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code, effective January 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of this Bill is to make certain technical and other amendments to the new Subcode PM, and to make conforming amendments to other Subcodes of Title 4 and other Titles of The Philadelphia Code before Bill No. 120647 takes effect; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit "C" attached hereto details how the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code as amended by this Ordinance differs from the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code as adopted by Bill No. 120647; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Subcode PM of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, as it takes effect January 1, 2015 pursuant to Bill No. 120647 (approved January 20, 2014), is hereby amended to read as follows:
SUBCODE "PM" (THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE)
§PM-1. The International Property Maintenance Code, with certain deletions and additions, [all as shown] as set forth in §PM-4, is hereby adopted as [The] the Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code. [Section PM-4 shows language adopted without change from the International Property Maintenance Code in regular text; deletions from that Code are indicated by strikethrough text (for example: strikethrough text); and additions to...
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