Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-500, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by creating the /MMP, McMichael Park Overlay District; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: September 17, 2020
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill creates a new 'McMichael Park Overlay District' in Philadelphia's zoning laws, which restricts construction of new structures within a specific area bounded by several streets.
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