Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Council actions
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the June 5, 2025 meeting.
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This bill changes the rules for certain economic development areas in Philadelphia, allowing for extensions of benefits like tax breaks under specific conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the rules for certain economic development areas in Philadelphia, allowing for extensions of benefits like tax breaks under specific conditions.
Amending Chapter 19-3200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keystone Opportunity Zone, Economic Development District, and Strategic Development Area," to provide for additional extensions of certain benefits, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill creates an Anti-Displacement Fund to help prevent tenants from being forced out of their homes.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to hereby authorize the creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund, to establish violations for displacement, and to authorize the Department of Planning and Development to administer the Anti-Displacement Fund; and amending Section A-505, entitled "Cease Operations Order" to add notice requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill creates an Anti-Displacement Fund to help prevent tenants from being forced out of their homes.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to hereby authorize the creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund, to establish violations for displacement, and to authorize the Department of Planning and Development to administer the Anti-Displacement Fund; and amending Section A-505, entitled "Cease Operations Order" to add notice requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill creates an Anti-Displacement Fund to help prevent tenants from being forced out of their homes.
Amending Chapter 9-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Landlord and Tenant," to hereby authorize the creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund, to establish violations for displacement, and to authorize the Department of Planning and Development to administer the Anti-Displacement Fund; and amending Section A-505, entitled "Cease Operations Order" to add notice requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill allows the city to remove a portion of Bristol Street from the city map, specifically from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 226 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bristol Street from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows the city to remove a portion of Bristol Street from the city map, specifically from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 226 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bristol Street from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill allows the city to remove a portion of Bristol Street from the city map, specifically from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 226 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Bristol Street from Second Street to Hunting Park Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill changes the rules for filing permit applications that are similar to previous ones that were denied or dismissed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising the One Year Rule which limits the filing of permit applications that are substantially similar to a prior application with respect to which an appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment has been denied or dismissed; and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the rules for filing permit applications that are similar to previous ones that were denied or dismissed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising the One Year Rule which limits the filing of permit applications that are substantially similar to a prior application with respect to which an appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment has been denied or dismissed; and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the rules for filing permit applications that are similar to previous ones that were denied or dismissed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising the One Year Rule which limits the filing of permit applications that are substantially similar to a prior application with respect to which an appeal to the Zoning Board of Adjustment has been denied or dismissed; and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill changes the rules for building homes in certain areas of Philadelphia to make it easier to create affordable housing.
Amending Section 14-533 of The Philadelphia Code ("/MIN, Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District") to exempt from certain requirements of that Section residential development under programs designed to create affordable homeownership, which programs mandate deed restrictions and agreements establishing ongoing affordability requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the rules for building homes in certain areas of Philadelphia to make it easier to create affordable housing.
Amending Section 14-533 of The Philadelphia Code ("/MIN, Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District") to exempt from certain requirements of that Section residential development under programs designed to create affordable homeownership, which programs mandate deed restrictions and agreements establishing ongoing affordability requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill changes the rules for building homes in certain areas of Philadelphia to make it easier to create affordable housing.
Amending Section 14-533 of The Philadelphia Code ("/MIN, Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District") to exempt from certain requirements of that Section residential development under programs designed to create affordable homeownership, which programs mandate deed restrictions and agreements establishing ongoing affordability requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill updates the rules for selling electronic smoking devices and other nicotine products in Philadelphia, adding new penalties and ways to enforce the rules.
Amending Section 9-633 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sale of Electronic Smoking Devices and Unapproved Nicotine Delivery Products," to update definitions and to provide for additional penalties, enforcement, and compliance options, all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill ends the Development Impact Tax in Philadelphia under certain terms and conditions.
To amend Chapter 19-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Development Impact Tax," to end imposition of the tax, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This bill ends the Development Impact Tax in Philadelphia under certain terms and conditions.
To amend Chapter 19-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Development Impact Tax," to end imposition of the tax, under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill ends the Development Impact Tax in Philadelphia under certain terms and conditions.
To amend Chapter 19-4400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Development Impact Tax," to end imposition of the tax, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.