PASSED

City Council approved the Redevelopment Authority’s plan to redevelop the 44th and Aspen Urban Renewal Area, bounded generally by Lancaster, Belmont, Pennsgrove, Forty-second, Haverford, Forty-fourth, Fairmount, and Forty-seventh streets. The plan allows related changes to zoning, streets, public ways, and water, sewer, and other utilities, and includes relocation provisions for displaced residents, families, and businesses. The ordinance states that any planned condemnation is not imminent and depends on available public funds.

Approving the redevelopment proposal of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the 44th and Aspen Urban Renewal Area being the area generally bounded by Lancaster avenue, Belmont avenue, Pennsgrove street, Forty-second street, Haverford avenue, Forty-fourth street, Fairmount avenue and Forty-seventh street; approving the urban renewal plan and determining that such plan and redevelopment proposal conform to the general locality plan and make adequate provisions for individuals, business concerns and families who are displaced; determining the necessity for changes in and for zoning, streets, alleys, public ways, street patterns, location and relocation of public utilities; determining that the urban renewal plan and redevelopment proposal meet all non-discrimination requirements of Federal, State and Local Laws and the regulations and policies promulgated with respect thereto; declaring that certain expressly designated and provided for condemn...