Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by providing special density rules for buildings with a green roof, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown
Introduced: October 8, 2015
Signed: December 10, 2015
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows for more densely populated buildings in certain areas if they have a green roof, which supports living vegetation and includes specific layers.
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