Official:Amending Section 14-504 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/NCO, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District," by adding new areas entitled "Powelton Village Zone 1" and "Powelton Village Zone 2," all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: April 27, 2017
Signed: June 22, 2017
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill adds new zoning regulations to two specific areas of Philadelphia: Powelton Village Zone 1 and Powelton Village Zone 2. The regulations aim to preserve historic architecture by limiting building height, requiring certain window sizes and styles, and matching setbacks for attached buildings.
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