Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Chapter providing for the creation of Neighborhood Conservation Districts; providing for the adoption of design guidelines for properties within such Districts; and requiring certificates of compliance to alter the exterior of a building within such a District or to demolish or construct a building within such a District so as to ensure compliance with the design guidelines; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: October 23, 2003
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill creates Neighborhood Conservation Districts in Philadelphia to preserve historic neighborhoods and maintain their unique character.
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