Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to prohibit the transfer of special approvals provided by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill
Introduced: March 12, 2009
Signed: June 18, 2009
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law prevents property owners from transferring special approvals (such as zoning exemptions) granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment to another property.
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