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Zoning bill designed to shape development of city's Delaware River master plan goals introduced
Note: An earlier version of this article said that CDAG had no issue with the elimination of Berks Street as a River Access Street. CDAG's position is actually that if Berks…
Council bills would amend zoning for proposed 205 Race project, allow for larger curb cuts
First District Councilman Mark Squilla introduced a bill in City Council Thursday morning that would amend the Center City zoning overlay to allow larger construction projects in the area surrounding the…
A swell of protest over proposed zoning code amendments
During public hearings on the new zoning code in City Council last fall, a few witnesses sought to quell some Councilmembers’ misgivings about the new code by reminding them that, should…
How special interests view the new zoning code
A zoning code does two things: it tells potential developers what they are allowed to build in a city, and it keeps some types of development away from other uses. Zoning…
Councilman says a decision must soon be made on a controversial Old City hotel project
Legislation that would allow a hotel with a lower-level Toby Keith honkytonk to be built in Old City will be voted on by City Council within the next few weeks, said…
Old City lobbies city council to change controversial hotel bill
Old City Civic Association's Developments Committee has sent a letter to every member of City Council, lobbying for amendments to a bill that would allow for a hotel with a large…
