Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by creating the “/AME, American Street Overlay District,” all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez
Introduced: June 4, 2020
Signed: October 15, 2020
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill creates a new 'American Street Overlay District' in Philadelphia, which sets specific rules for buildings along American Street, including requirements for ground floor frontage and affordable housing.
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