Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” by revising certain provisions of Section 14-524, entitled “/FDO, Fourth District Overlay District,” all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: April 21, 2022
: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities
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.
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This bill amends a section of Philadelphia's Zoning and Planning Code to revise the /FDO Fourth District Overlay District, specifically changing rules for one neighborhood in West Philly.
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