Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to provide for notice to be given to the Director of Commerce in connection with certain zoning and planning applications for permits, approvals and variances, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: May 21, 2015
Signed: October 29, 2015
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires developers to notify the Director of Commerce when applying for certain permits in industrial districts, to ensure that business and economic interests are considered in planning decisions.
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