Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," to add a new Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Construction Moratorium," to prohibit the construction of any building or other structure within the area bounded on the north by the south side of Carpenter Street, on the west by the east side of Broad Street, on the south by the north side of Washington Avenue, and on the east by the west side of Thirteenth Street, and providing that such prohibition shall expire after a specified period of time, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: May 5, 2016
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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.
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This bill proposes a one-year construction moratorium in an area bounded by Carpenter Street, Broad Street, Washington Avenue, and Thirteenth Street, which would prohibit any new building or structure from being built during that time.
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