Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending sections of the /CTR, Center City Overlay District to apply special controls to an area bounded by the west side of I-95, Race Street, 4th Street, and New Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: April 4, 2013
Signed: June 20, 2013
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends zoning laws to create special controls for a section of Center City near I-95 and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. The goal is to encourage development in this area and improve connections between neighborhoods and the waterfront.
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