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Amending Bill No. 080588 (approved December 22, 2008), entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Arch Street, 18th Street, Cuthbert Street, and 19th Street, by amending Section 14-305 of the Zoning Code entitled 'C-4' Commercial and 'C-5' Commercial District and by amending Section 14-1611 of the Zoning Code, entitled 'Benjamin Franklin Parkway Controls', under certain terms and conditions," by amending the conditions set forth in that ordinance for the issuance of zoning permits with respect to any property rezoned by that Ordinance, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance amends the conditions for issuing zoning permits for properties rezoned under Bill No. 080588 in the area bounded by Arch Street, 18th Street, Cuthbert Street, and 19th Street. Before permits can take effect, a development plan must be approved by the City Planning Commission, include a study of effects on the surrounding community and an Economic Opportunity Plan, and be approved by City Council by ordinance.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
June 4, 2009
Sponsors
Darrell L. Clarke
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 3 of Bill No. 080588 (approved December 22, 2008) is hereby amended to read as follows (additions shown in

bold italics

):

SECTION 3.

No zoning permits shall issue with respect to any property rezoned by

(A)

Section 6 of this Ordinance

unless

shall not take effect until

:

(1) The applicant shall have first submitted to the City Planning Commission, and the City Planning Commission shall have approved, a Plan of Development in accordance with this Ordinance, which shall be approved by the Commission only if:

(a) such Plan of Development includes an impact study that evaluates the effect of the proposed development on the surrounding community; and

(b) the Commission, in its discretion, has determined that the Plan of Development provides for development appropriate in scale, density, character and use within the surrounding community;

(c) the Plan of Development is accompanied by an Economic Opportunity Plan that comports with the requirements of Chapter 17-1600, as determined by the Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity, or such other agency assigned by the Mayor to promote the economic development of M/W/DSBEs.

(2) The City Planning Commission certifies that the requested permits are in conformity with the approved Plan of Development.

(2) The Plan of Development is approved by Council by ordinance.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred