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Roll-call voteBill 090413

PASSED

The enacted measure creates special zoning controls for properties on both sides of Front Street between Girard Avenue and Oxford Street. It prohibits several uses, including nightclubs and theaters, automobile-related businesses, take-out restaurants with drive-in or take-out service, most retail liquor or beer sales, and outdoor sales or storage; it also generally limits new buildings to 55 feet and four stories and requires them to have no setback from Front Street.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Section, entitled "North Central Front Street Special District Controls," all under certain terms and conditions.

Pass2009-06-18

Action by CITY COUNCIL

A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

16 Yes·0 No·0 Absent

Roll Call

MemberVote
Bill GreenYes
Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
Brian J. O'NeillYes
Curtis Jones, Jr.Yes
Darrell L. ClarkeYes
Donna Reed MillerYes
Frank J. DiCiccoYes
Frank RizzoYes
Jack KellyYes
James F. KenneyYes
Jannie L. BlackwellYes
Joan L. KrajewskiYes
Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezYes
Marian B. TascoYes
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.Yes
William K. GreenleeYes