Official:Amending Chapter 16-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia Affordable Housing Opportunity Zones," by designating the Francisville and Brewerytown Housing Opportunity Zones pursuant to the 1500 New Affordable Housing Units Initiative, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
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 two new 'affordable housing opportunity zones' in Philadelphia's Francisville and Brewerytown neighborhoods to help address the city's affordable housing crisis by encouraging developers to build more affordable homes.
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