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060114Signed Into Law

City Plans Get Major Overhaul as Bigonet Lane, Lare Street, and Bothwell Road Set to Vanish

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City Plans Get Major Overhaul as Bigonet Lane, Lare Street, and Bothwell Road Set to Vanish

Official:Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 240 and 295 by striking from the City Plan Bigonet Lane from Spring Lane to the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line; by striking from the City Plan Lare Street from Bigonet Lane to the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line; and by striking from the City Plan Bothwell Road from Bigonet Lane to a property line which separates the land of the Hughes-Foulkrod Construction Company from the land of Renfrew Realty Holdings, Inc.; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter

Introduced: February 16, 2006

Signed: March 30, 2006

: Committee on Streets and Services

housing planning zoning

Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

Introduced
In Committee
Passed Council
Signed into LawNow

Plain-Language Summary

This bill revises City Plan maps by removing Bigonet Lane, Lare Street, and a portion of Bothwell Road from the city's official map. The changes are contingent on property owners releasing claims against the city and paying for advertising.

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Philadelphia Context

Land Use & Zoning

Total parcels: 586,000
Residential zoning: 62% of land
Commercial zoning: 8% of land
Industrial zoning: 6% of land
Last major zoning code update: 2012

Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Housing

Total housing units: 694,338
Owner-occupied: 222,000
Renter-occupied: 267,000
Vacancy rate: 11.6%
Median home value: $210,000
Median gross rent: $1,150/mo
Cost-burdened renters: 53%

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2022

Philadelphia Overview

Population: 1,576,251
Median household income: $52,649
Poverty rate: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%
Adults with bachelor's degree: 32.4%

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2022

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