Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-1610, entitled "Old City Residential Area Special District Controls," by providing that fortune teller establishments and tattoo and body piercing establishments are prohibited uses within the District; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: March 1, 2001
Signed: February 14, 2002
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amended Philadelphia's zoning code to prohibit fortune teller and tattoo/body piercing establishments in Old City's residential area.
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