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Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode "F" ("The Philadelphia Fire Code"), by modifying a subsection providing for the types of premises identification required on new and existing buildings, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s Fire Code rules for identifying new and existing buildings. It requires visible, legible address numbers, building numbers, or other approved identification from the street or road, generally using reflective markings with specific size and contrast standards; certain compliant non-reflective markings installed before July 1, 2013, may remain.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
January 24, 2013
Sponsors
Curtis Jones, Jr.
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code,” is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE

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SUBCODE “F” (THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE CODE)

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SECTION 505 PREMISES IDENTIFICATION

F-505.1 Address identification. New and existing buildings shall have approved address numbers, building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers

shall be reflective and

shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numbers or alphabetical letters. Numbers shall be a minimum of 4 inches (101.6 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch (12.7 mm). Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

Exception: Non-reflective identification installed prior to July 1, 2013 on existing buildings, otherwise in compliance with this subsection, need not be altered to reflective identification.

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Explanation:

Matter added to The Philadelphia Code shown in

bold

;

Matter added to the 2009 International Fire Code shown in

italics

.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Hearing notices sent

    Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Hearing held

  5. Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing

    Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Re-Referred

  7. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass