Official:Amending Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating a new Wissahickon /NCO, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District for the area generally bounded by Henry Avenue, Hermit Street, Ridge Avenue, and the Wissahickon Creek.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: May 17, 2018
Signed: June 21, 2018
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates a new 'Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District' in a specific area of Philadelphia bounded by Henry Avenue, Hermit Street, Ridge Avenue, and Wissahickon Creek. The goal is to preserve and enhance the character of this neighborhood through zoning regulations. Residents and property owners within this area will be subject to new rules.
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