[link=http://cityofphiladelphia.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/philadelphia-code-and-charter-download-instructions-2/]http://cityofphiladelphia.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/philadelphia-code-and-charter-download-instructions-2/[/link]rnrnThe Philadelphia Code is now available in hard copy, updated through January 2010. The Ninth Edition is a green, two volume set, plus an annual supplement dated February 2010. Red or blue volumes of the Code are out-of-date and should be discarded. The Ninth Edition (including annual supplements) can be obtained through your department’s Procurement Officer from American Legal Publishing, 1-800-445-5588; fax: 1-513-763-3562; e-mail: customerservice@amlegal.com.rnrn rnrnTHE PHILADELPHIA CODE AND CHARTER ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY, UPDATED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16, 2010.rnrn rnrnFor occasional users, free on-line access is available at www.phila.gov (go to Quick Hits on the right hand side, and click City Code and Charter).rnrn rnrnFor more frequent users or those without Internet access, and for excellent search capabilities which are not available on the Internet, you should download the Code and Charter to your computer. Downloading is available for any City computer. Non-City users need to purchase the CD-ROM from American Legal.rnrn rnrnThese instructions do not apply in the Law Department. Law Department personnelrnrnshould consult their electronic Business Bulletin Board for applicable instructions.rnrn rnrnTo download the Code and Charter onto your computer, print these instructions (keep in mind that different departments have differently configured computers; if these instructions don’t work, consult your IT staff). Then:rnrn rno Go to http://citynet.phila.govrno Click on Philadelphia Code on the menu on the left.rno Double click on the file PhilaCode.exe.rno Choose Save.rno Navigate in dialog box to Desktop.rno Click Save to save file as Desktop/PhilaCode.exerno Create a new folder on your desktop by right clicking on your desktop, choosing New, and then choosing New Folder.rno Double click on new icon on desktop: PhilaCode.exerno Click OK or Run. Direct WinZip to send the file to the new folder on your desktop (use the Browse button).rno Click Unzip.rno After unzip process is complete, click OK, then Closerno Open the new folder on your desktoprno Open the Philadelphia Code folderrno Double-click the setup.exe file, then click Next and follow the defaultsrno You now can access the Philadelphia Code and Charter as follows:rno Go to Start (bottom left of your screen), Programs, Philadelphia Code, Coderno Or use the shortcut that now appears on your desktop (“Codeâ€)rno You may delete the new folder and philacode.exe file from your desktop after installation is completerno Old versions of the Code should be removed from your computer, as follows:rno Go to Start (bottom left of your screen), Programs, BPC Code Online, Uninstall, OKrnrn rnrnNew updates should become available twice a year. Availability will be posted on the Employee Notices page of citynet.