Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1631, entitled "Lower and Central Germantown Special District Controls," to further define the Prohibited Uses.
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: October 6, 2011
Signed: December 1, 2011
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill restricts retail sales of general merchandise in stores under 7,500 square feet in the Lower and Central Germantown area.
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