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Council proposed stricter notice requirements for zoning board applicants.

Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-300, entitled "Administration and Procedures," by providing additional requirements regarding notice, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Bass

Introduced: October 31, 2013

: Committee on Rules

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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.

That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.

Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends the Philadelphia Code to require applicants for special exceptions, variances, and Zoning Board approvals to provide sworn written testimony that they have followed notice procedures.

What This Bill Does

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Requires applicants for special exceptions, variances, and Zoning Board approvals to provide sworn written testimony that they have followed notice procedures.
Specifies that no special exception, variance, or Zoning Board approval will be granted unless the applicant has provided this sworn written testimony.
Allows the applicant to attach supporting documentation as exhibits to the sworn written testimony.
The bill becomes effective 30 days after it becomes law.