Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-100 entitled "General Provisions," by amending Section 14-102 entitled "Definitions," and by amending Chapter 14-300 entitled "Commercial Districts," by amending Section 14-303 entitled "C-2" Commercial District, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: September 13, 2001
Signed: December 6, 2001
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the city's zoning code to allow for a wider range of commercial uses in C-2 Commercial Districts, including farmers markets, funeral parlors, and private service businesses.
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