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070463Signed Into Law

City Council Moves to Zoning Change for Recreational Land Along Benjamin Franklin Parkway Corridor

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City Council Moves to Zoning Change for Recreational Land Along Benjamin Franklin Parkway Corridor

Official:To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps, by changing the zoning designations of land located within an area bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, Twentieth Street, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and Twenty-first Street from partly Class "REC" Recreational and partly Class "R-15" Residential to a single designation of Class "REC" Recreational, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke

Introduced: May 24, 2007

Signed: September 20, 2007

: Committee on Rules

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Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill changed the zoning designation of a specific area in Philadelphia from a mix of residential and recreational to all recreational. The affected area is bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue, Twentieth Street, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and Twenty-first Street.

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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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