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SCRUB: Neighborhood groups will sue if Mayor signs controversial signage legislation
Despite protests from the National Park Service, PennDOT and anti-blight groups, City Council has passed an ordinance to allow 10,000-square-foot digital wall wraps at the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
SCRUB: Neighborhood groups will sue if Mayor signs controversial signage legislation
Despite protests from the National Park Service, PennDOT and the anti-blight group SCRUB, City Council passed an ordinance yesterday to allow 10,000-square-foot digital wall wraps at the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge. SCRUB, which calls the law blatant (illegal) spot zoning, has already fought these same signs all the way to Supreme Court. In addition to overlooking the Independence National Historic Park, a dynamic digital wall wrap this close to Interstate 676 could potentially endanger some of Pennsylvania's federal highway funding, as we recently reported. That's because of national highway beautification laws.
It's worth noting that the vote on the bill, which was introduced by Councilman Frank DiCicco, was not unanimous — although, according to SCRUB's Jim Mullen, it was expected to be a unanimous decision a few weeks ago, before Council members were informed of the potential impacts on highway funding. Yesterday, Council members Goode, Jones, Kelly and Krajewski and Council President Anna Verna voted against it. However a 12-5 majority, such as the bill had on its passage yesterday, would be enough to override any mayoral veto provided no council members change their votes.
"If it does not get vetoed, then a neighborhood group is going to file a lawsuit," added Mullen, who is concerned that the rule could create a slippery slope. "One sign on this corridor means 10 signs will follow."
This is what outsized representation can get you if you are drty rich. We have to change Councilmanic Prerogative and that tradition of, "we've always done it this way!"— nala
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