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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. CHAPTER 1-100 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 1-100. DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION,
CODE PUBLICATION,
PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.
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§ 1-105. Amendments and Additions.
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(2)
After the approval of any such amendment or addition, the substantive changes made shall be incorporated into the Code under the supervision of the Law Department.
The Law Department is authorized, when incorporating changes into the Code or when updating prior versions of the Code, and without denoting in the Code that changes were made:
(a) to standardize into a single format regularly occurring words or symbols for which there are two or more generally accepted methods of representing precisely the same term (such as “feet” and “ft.”; or “percent” and “%”); and
(b) to standardize numbering and lettering of Code sections and subsections.
(c) In no instance shall a word be replaced by a synonym of that word and no change shall be made in a circumstance where the use of the replacement word or symbol, or a change in section or subsection numbering or lettering, could alter the meaning of the Code language.
(d) The Law Department shall periodically provide to the Chief Clerk of Council a listing of the standardized words or symbols being used.
(e) In the event of a discrepancy between the Code and the certified copy of an ordinance, the certified ordinance shall control.
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Explanation:
Italics
indicate new matter added.
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