Official:Repealing Chapter 16-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Councilmanic District Development Program," and replacing it with a new Chapter 16-500, entitled "Philadelphia Land Bank," that authorizes the creation of a land bank and provides for its appointment, powers, and duties, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Introduced: March 7, 2013
Signed: December 12, 2013
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates a 'Philadelphia Land Bank' to manage and redevelop vacant city-owned properties, with goals of community revitalization and economic development.
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