Official:Amending Chapter 16-400 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Vacant and Surplus Properties" by amending Section 16-404 entitled "The Vacant Property Review Committee" by adding subsection on The Department of Commerce.
Sponsor: Councilmember Goode
Introduced: September 21, 2000
Signed: December 14, 2000
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill adds the Department of Commerce to a committee that reviews vacant properties in Philadelphia. The committee's purpose is to address blighted areas and find ways to revitalize them.
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