Philadelphia Council Proposes Strict New Zoning Rules For Revitalizing Key Naval Shipyard Neighborhoods

Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Military Conversion Districts," providing that no use shall be permitted within any such District unless a Master Plan for development of such District has been approved by ordinance and such use conforms with the Master Plan; and by designating the following areas as Military Conversion Districts: the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, bounded generally by the Schuylkill River, the Delaware River, and the right-of-way of the Baltimore and Ohio - Pennsylvania Railroad; the Capehart Housing Property, bounded generally by Twentieth street, Hartranft street, Pattison avenue, and Penrose avenue; and the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, bounded generally by Oregon avenue, the Schuylkill Expressway (Interstate 76), Twentieth street, Johnston street, and Nineteenth street; all under certain terms and conditions.