Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-200, entitled “Definitions” and Chapter 14-500, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by amending the provisions of the /WWO Wissahickon Watershed Overlay; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: October 22, 2020
Signed: December 10, 2020
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the Philadelphia Zoning Code to revise rules for new construction in the Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District, specifically restricting impervious ground cover near streams and swales.
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