Official:To amend Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by establishing the Broad Street Area, Mid-South within the Center City Overlay District, revising certain provisions within the Center City Overlay District, and removing certain exceptions to off-street loading requirements.
Sponsor: Councilmember Squilla
Introduced: February 4, 2016
Signed: May 5, 2016
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill revises zoning regulations in Philadelphia's Center City Overlay District, specifically adding the Broad Street Area, Mid-South to this district and removing certain loading requirements exceptions.
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