Official:Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization," providing remedies for the remediation of neighborhood blight as authorized by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: September 23, 2010
: Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 proposes to create a new chapter in Philadelphia's code addressing neighborhood blight, including definitions of what constitutes blight and measures for remediation.
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