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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

Actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote.

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Meeting date

October 22, 2015

Unanimous2015-10-22
Bill 150645

This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s procedures for lot adjustments and subdivisions.

Amending Chapter 14-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administration and Procedures," to add requirements related to the recording of survey plans and final plats, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2015-10-22
Bill 150645

This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s procedures for lot adjustments and subdivisions.

Amending Chapter 14-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administration and Procedures," to add requirements related to the recording of survey plans and final plats, 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.

Unanimous2015-10-22
Bill 150499

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to require applicants to give written notice to the Director of Commerce for certain permit, approval, or variance applications involving property in an Industrial or Industrial Mixed-Use District.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2015-10-22
Bill 150499

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to require applicants to give written notice to the Director of Commerce for certain permit, approval, or variance applications involving property in an Industrial or Industrial Mixed-Use District.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, 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.

Unanimous2015-10-22
Bill 150407

This lapsed bill would have changed the City Plan by vacating portions of Kerper Place and Kerper Street, adding a cul-de-sac turnaround, and reserving a 50-foot sewer and drainage right-of-way within part of Kerper Street.

Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 253 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Kerper Place from Kerper Street to its terminus as a cul-de-sac turnaround northeastwardly therefrom, striking from the City Plan and vacating Kerper Street from a point approximately two-hundred fifty-two feet northwest of Oakley Street to its terminus as a cul-de-sac turnaround northwestwardly therefrom, placing on the City Plan a cul-de-sac turnaround at the resultant terminus of Kerper Street, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a fifty feet wide right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes within the lines of Kerper Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the unopened portions of the cul-de-sac turnaround being placed at the proposed terminus of Kerper Street.

ORDER THE BILL PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SUSPENSION CALENDAR·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Unanimous2015-10-22
Bill 150374

The enacted ordinance establishes the Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District generally bounded by 11th Street, Filbert Street, 8th Street, and Market Street, excluding certain condominium units at 801 Market Street.

Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in the area generally bounded by, and including, 11th Street to the West, Filbert Street to the North, 8th Street to the East and Market Street to the South, with the exception of certain condominium units at 801 Market Street Condominium not included in the District, to be known as the Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District; designating Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation, relating to the District; and authorizing Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation to...

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2015-10-22
Bill 150374

The enacted ordinance establishes the Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District generally bounded by 11th Street, Filbert Street, 8th Street, and Market Street, excluding certain condominium units at 801 Market Street.

Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in the area generally bounded by, and including, 11th Street to the West, Filbert Street to the North, 8th Street to the East and Market Street to the South, with the exception of certain condominium units at 801 Market Street Condominium not included in the District, to be known as the Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District; designating Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation, relating to the District; and authorizing Gallery Neighborhood Improvement District Corporation to...

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Meeting date

October 21, 2015

Council Action2015-10-21
Resolution 150672

This lapsed resolution would have called for the City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings beginning in September 2015 on the educational and social agenda of Philadelphia public schools, including charter schools.

Calling for the City Council Committee on Education hold hearings on the educational and social agenda for public schools, including charter schools starting this September of 2015.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2015-10-21
Resolution 150672

This lapsed resolution would have called for the City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings beginning in September 2015 on the educational and social agenda of Philadelphia public schools, including charter schools.

Calling for the City Council Committee on Education hold hearings on the educational and social agenda for public schools, including charter schools starting this September of 2015.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Resolution 150672

This lapsed resolution would have called for the City Council Committee on Education to hold hearings beginning in September 2015 on the educational and social agenda of Philadelphia public schools, including charter schools.

Calling for the City Council Committee on Education hold hearings on the educational and social agenda for public schools, including charter schools starting this September of 2015.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Council Action2015-10-21
Bill 150649

The pocket-vetoed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s zoning rules for properties on both sides of Rittenhouse Square between 20th and 21st Streets.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new subsection, entitled "Rittenhouse Square Residential Area," and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

RECESSED

Other recorded action without a published tally.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150649

The pocket-vetoed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s zoning rules for properties on both sides of Rittenhouse Square between 20th and 21st Streets.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new subsection, entitled "Rittenhouse Square Residential Area," and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150645

This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s procedures for lot adjustments and subdivisions.

Amending Chapter 14-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administration and Procedures," to add requirements related to the recording of survey plans and final plats, under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150645

This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s procedures for lot adjustments and subdivisions.

Amending Chapter 14-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administration and Procedures," to add requirements related to the recording of survey plans and final plats, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150645

This enacted measure changes Philadelphia’s procedures for lot adjustments and subdivisions.

Amending Chapter 14-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administration and Procedures," to add requirements related to the recording of survey plans and final plats, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150499

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to require applicants to give written notice to the Director of Commerce for certain permit, approval, or variance applications involving property in an Industrial or Industrial Mixed-Use District.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, under certain terms and conditions.

REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150499

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to require applicants to give written notice to the Director of Commerce for certain permit, approval, or variance applications involving property in an Industrial or Industrial Mixed-Use District.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING HELD

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2015-10-21
Bill 150499

The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s zoning rules to require applicants to give written notice to the Director of Commerce for certain permit, approval, or variance applications involving property in an Industrial or Industrial Mixed-Use District.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, under certain terms and conditions.

HEARING NOTICES SENT

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.