Official:Amending Chapter 16-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Affordable Housing Opportunity Zones," by designating the Mantua Housing Opportunity Zones pursuant to the 1500 New Affordable Housing Units Initiative, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: March 27, 2014
Signed: June 19, 2014
: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates the 'Mantua Housing Opportunity Zones' under the 1500 New Affordable Housing Units Initiative to address Philadelphia's affordable housing crisis.
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