Official:To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Hermitage Street, Lawnton Street, Green Lane, Jannette Street, Monastery Avenue, Houghton Street, Walnut Lane, Shurs Lane, Merrick Street, Pensdale Street, and Mitchell Street.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: October 1, 2015
Signed: December 3, 2015
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the Philadelphia Zoning Maps to change the zoning designations of certain areas in a specific neighborhood, affecting the types of businesses that can be built there.
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