Official:To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded on the northeast by the Manayunk Canal, on the southeast by Green Lane, on the southwest by the Schuylkill River, and on the northwest by Leverington Avenue with a straight line extending from Leverington Avenue to the Schuylkill River. Further to approve the Residential Mixed-Use-2 District (RMX-2) Master Plan for the foregoing designated areas of land. Further, to amend certain provisions of Section 14-503 of the Philadelphia Code in connection with the foregoing Master Plan. Further, to amend the Property Maintenance Code to exclude the foregoing Master Plan from certain provisions of said Property Maintenance Code.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: November 16, 2017
Signed: February 1, 2018
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill changes the zoning designation for a specific area in Philadelphia from residential to mixed-use, allowing for new townhome development and amending certain code provisions.
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