PASSED

This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s property maintenance rules for city demolitions of unsafe or imminently dangerous structures. It allows the Department to install fences or other protective devices and use environmentally safe treatments after demolition to secure vacant lots, control overgrowth, and deter illegal dumping, while coordinating with other agencies on possible reuse of the lots.

Amending Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code," by amending Subcode PM (The Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code), by amending Section PM-307.0 entitled "Unsafe and Unfit Structures and Equipment" and Section PM-308.0 entitled "Imminently Dangerous Structures" by providing for the installation of a fence or other protective devices and other related measures after demolition of a structure, under certain terms and conditions.