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The enacted ordinance requires owners of certain mixed-use buildings—up to five stories, with nonresidential space below residential space—to install framed, glazed windows and doors when the building is considered a blighting influence. Buildings cannot be sealed with boards or masonry instead, and owners may face separate fines for each unresolved missing window or door; the ordinance takes effect within 90 days.

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 providing requirements relating to the exterior maintenance of mixed-use buildings, revising definitions, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.