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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Meeting date
November 14, 2019
Meeting date
November 12, 2019
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s permit-review timelines and fees under the Administrative Code.
Amending Subcode A of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), to further provide for timelines and administrative fees in connection with various permit applications; and to establish a special surcharge in connection with accelerated permit reviews; all under terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s zoning rules for the Old City Residential Area within the Center City Overlay District.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-502, entitled "/CTR, Center City Overlay District," by amending the Supplemental Use Controls for the Old City Residential Area; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changed Philadelphia’s zoning rules for certain historically designated buildings in residential and specified CMX districts.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-600, entitled "Use Regulations," by amending use standards for historically designated properties and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules for parking and loading at historically designated properties, effective January 1, 2020.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-800, entitled "Parking and Loading," by amending parking standards for historically designated properties and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance establishes protections for domestic workers in Philadelphia, including people providing in-home care, housekeeping, cooking, gardening, and other domestic services, and sets rules for the entities that hire them.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," amending Chapter 9-4100, entitled "Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces," and adding a new Chapter, entitled "Protections for Domestic Workers," all to provide protections for domestic workers and to establish remedial and enforcement provisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance establishes uniform procedures for the City, the Philadelphia Land Bank, and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority to inventory, review, and dispose of surplus properties.
Amending Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Property," by amending Chapter 16-400, entitled "Vacant and Surplus Properties," Chapter 16-500, entitled "Councilmanic District Development Program," and Chapter 16-700, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," in order to establish uniform procedures for the disposition of property by the City and City-related agencies to whom the City conveys property, and to amend the provisions governing the Land Bank, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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Meeting date
November 6, 2019
This enacted ordinance sets a $200 building permit fee for installing solar collection panels and related support structures.
Amending Subcode A of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), to provide for fees for solar panel projects; all under terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changes the zoning designations for certain properties in the area bounded by Broad Street, Oregon Avenue, 10th Street, and the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76).
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Broad Street, Oregon Avenue, 10th Street, and the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76).
SIGNED
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The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules for accessory dwelling units, such as separate living spaces within or alongside a primary home.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-600, entitled "Use Regulations," by amending standards for accessory dwelling units and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance changes the Philadelphia Zoning Maps for land within an area bounded by Baring Street, Saunders Avenue, Powelton Avenue, 38th Street, Filbert Street, Sloan Street, Powelton Avenue, and 39th Street.
To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Baring Street, Saunders Avenue, Powelton Avenue, 38th Street, Filbert Street, Sloan Street, Powelton Avenue, and 39th Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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The enacted bill changes Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment procedures so that certain letters about a case from a Registered Community Organization or a City Council member or representative can serve as an entry of appearance.
Amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Common Procedures and Requirements," by allowing certain letters submitted to the Zoning Board to serve as an entry of appearance; all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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Meeting date
October 30, 2019
The enacted ordinance authorizes the Commissioner of Public Property to convey some or all City parcels in the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street, and 15th Street to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development for further conveyance under specified terms.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to convey to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land in and about the area bounded by Lombard Street, South Broad Street, South Street and 15th Street, for further conveyance, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Public Property to acquire all or part of land and buildings in the area bounded by West Cumberland Street, North 8th Street, West York Street, and North 9th Street.
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire fee simple title or a lesser real estate interest to all or a portion of a parcel or parcels of land, together with the improvements thereon, in and about the area bounded by West Cumberland Street, North 8th Street, West York Street and North 9th Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes Philadelphia to issue up to $1.5 billion in general obligation bonds to refinance certain outstanding city bonds.
Authorizing the issuance from time to time of one or more series of general obligation bonds to provide funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of The City of Philadelphia; authorizing the Mayor, City Controller and City Solicitor or a majority of them to sell the bonds at public or private negotiated sale; setting forth the purposes for which the proceeds of the bonds will be expended; providing for the maturities and for other terms and conditions and for the form of the bonds; providing that bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity; providing sinking funds for the bonds and for appropriations to the Sinking Fund Commission for the payment thereof; authorizing agreements to provide credit enhancement or payment or liquidity sources for the bonds and certain other actions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill authorizes the South Street Headhouse District, through Michael Harris, to construct, own, and maintain benches, open pavilions, private lighting, and planters in the public right-of-way on the 500 block of South 2nd Street median island at Headhouse Square Plaza.
Authorizing South Street Headhouse District, C/O Michael Harris, to construct, own, and maintain proposed various encroachments in the Public Right-of-Way along the 500 Block of South 2nd Street median island, at Headhouse Square Plaza, in Philadelphia, PA 19147, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove and vacate a portion of Old York Road from the City Plan near Sixty-Sixth Avenue, reducing the road’s width in that area to 50 feet.
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 242 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a portion of the bed of Old York Road, on the southeasterly side thereof, from a point approximately fifty-five feet southwest of Sixty-Sixth Avenue to a point approximately two-hundred eighty-four feet further southwestwardly therefrom, thereby reducing the width of Old York Road within this area, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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This enacted bill amended the list of institutions where the City Treasurer may deposit City funds.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements", by revising the list of City depositories; under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
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