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Council proposed plan to transfer City-owned vacant land to Redevelopment Authority at discounted rate

Official:Amending Chapter 16-400 ("Vacant and Surplus Properties") to establish Development Districts wherein City-owned real estate may be transferred to the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia for further transfer, at a discount, for economic development purposes, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke

Introduced: December 15, 2011

: Committee on Rules

city propertieseconomic development planning

No one voted on this bill

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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Plain-Language Summary

This bill creates 'Development Districts' where City-owned properties can be transferred to the Redevelopment Authority at a discount for economic development purposes.

What This Bill Does

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Establishes "Development Districts" where City-owned real estate can be transferred to the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia.
Allows for the transfer of City-owned properties to the Redevelopment Authority at a discount for economic development purposes.
Permits the Redevelopment Authority to further transfer these properties at a discount for economic development purposes.
Amends Chapter 16-400 ("Vacant and Surplus Properties") to provide a new mechanism for addressing City-owned vacant and surplus properties.