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September 14, 2022 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am hereby returning as disapproved Bill No. 220446, which was passed by Council at its session on June 23, 2022. Bill No. 220446 would amend Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by revising certain provisions of Section 14-520, entitled "/NDO, Ninth District Overlay District." The bill requires a special exception for consumer goods, food, beverages and groceries, sundries, pharmaceuticals, and convenience sales in various Ninth District commercial corridors. While my Administration is supportive of the bill's intent to reduce nuisance business activity, this legislation is not the appropriate tool to combat the genuine concerns sought to be addressed. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC) reviewed this legislation and recommended that it not be approved. The uses covered by the proposed overlay are common and necessary for sustaining neighborho...
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This communication, which was placed on file, reports the mayor’s disapproval of Bill No. 220446. The underlying proposal would have changed zoning rules in parts of the Ninth District by requiring a special exception for certain consumer-goods, food, grocery, pharmaceutical, sundries, and convenience businesses; the communication says the Philadelphia City Planning Commission recommended against it and that the added process could make it harder to open or expand businesses.