1969 Redevelopment Ordinance Amended to Expand Boundaries in Philadelphia's Model Cities Area

Official:Amending an Ordinance approved December 15, 1969, as amended, which approved the redevelopment proposal, the urban renewal plan and the relocation plan of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia for the redevelopment of the Model Cities Urban Renewal Area, by approving the twenty-eighth amendment of the redevelopment proposal, the twentieth amendment to the urban renewal plan and the nineteenth amendment to the relocation plan, which provide, inter alia, for the expansion of the northern boundary from York street to Cumberland street between Fourth street and Front street, the expansion of the eastern boundary to Front street between Cumberland street and Dauphin street from North Third street, the expansion of the eastern boundary to American street between Susquehanna avenue and Diamond street from Fourth street; the additional land acquisitions of approximately fifty seven (57) properties for industrial and related land uses; the additional land acquisition of approximately two hundred seventy three (273) properties for residential and related uses; a change of the land use and related controls for the area generally bounded by George street, Laurel street, Second street and Orianna street from commercial/institutional and related to residential and related uses; provision of certain relocation services, as required by law; declaring that condemnation is not imminent with respect to the Project, all as contained in the twenty- eighth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and the twentieth amendment to the urban renewal plan.