City of Philadelphia - File #: 180842

• File #: 180842
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 9/27/2018
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Title: Amending Section 14-904 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Accessory Sign Controls," to provide for sign controls in the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street, and 12th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: SIGNS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/14/2018	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/14/2018	0	Committee on Rules	RECESSED
9/27/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title

Amending Section 14-904 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Accessory Sign Controls,” to provide for sign controls in the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street, and 12th Street, under certain terms and conditions.

Body

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1.  Section 14-904 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Key:  In Tables and Table Notes, deletions shall be denoted by {squiggly brackets}, and not by [square brackets].

§ 14-904.  Accessory Sign Controls.

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 (2)  Controls Applicable to Specific Zoning Districts.

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(a)  Sign Controls Table 14-904-1.

Additional sign regulations applicable to specific zoning districts are shown in the following tables, collectively labeled Table 14-904-1.

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Table 14-904-1:  Accessory Sign Controls for Specific Zoning Districts

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		CMX-4/5
		Permitted Sign Types:
		Wall, Projecting, and Marquee	Freestanding
Standards	Maximum Number	N/A	1 per frontage
	Maximum Area	2 sq. ft. per lin. ft. of ground floor frontage; 100 sq. ft. per sign  [1]	50 sq. ft./face; up to 4 faces
	Maximum Height	The lower of the roof line or second floor window sill [2]	10 ft.
	Additional Requirements	Notwithstanding § 14-904(1)(d), projecting signs shall not extend more than 24 in. over any public right-of-way	N/A
Permitted Sign Characteristics	Static Illumination	Yes	Yes
	Animated Illumination: Digital Sign	Wall: Yes Others: No	Yes
	Animated Illumination: Electronic Message Sign	Wall: Yes Others: No	Yes
	Animated Illumination: Accessory Digital News Ticker	As provided in § 14-906(6)	As provided in § 14-906(6)
	Mechanical Motion	Yes	Yes
		Table Notes: [1] In the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street, and 12th Street, an additional 2 sq. ft. per lin. ft. of second floor frontage shall be permitted. [2] In the area bounded by Market Street, 11th Street, Chestnut Street, and 12th Street, signs shall be permitted up to the lower of the roof line or the top of the second floor.

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SECTION 2.  This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

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