Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating an entity to review properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places for possible designation on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, requiring certain information be provided to the City, and providing for the imposition of fees and their disposition for certain actions to be taken by the Philadelphia Historical Commission, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: October 23, 2014
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
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.
This bill creates a new process for reviewing properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places to see if they should also be designated as historic in Philadelphia. The city will charge fees for certain actions related to this review.
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