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Extending and preserving zoning approvals, density and dimensional bonuses, and Mixed Income Housing Bonus entitlements granted to the Village Square on Haverford mixed-use affordable housing development located at 601 North 37th Street, 3601 Haverford Avenue, and 3611 Haverford Avenue in the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia; and providing for related matters.
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WHEREAS, the Village Square on Haverford project enjoys the active support and collaboration of multiple governmental entities, including the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, and the Office of Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (3rd Councilmanic District), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of the Budget; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Philadelphia, as expressed in Mayor Cherelle Parker's Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) initiative, to create and preserve at least thirty thousand (30,000) units of housing, and the Village Square on Haverford will produce the type of affordable, mixed-use, community-centered development that this initiative seeks to support; and
WHEREAS, the regulation of land use and zoning within the City of Philadelphia is a core municipal function vested in City Council by the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act 247 of 1968, as amended), and the preservation of validly granted zoning approvals for a specific project falls squarely within Council's legislative authority over matters of land use, zoning, and community development; NOW, THEREFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
As used in this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) "Developer" means 3600 Haverford Avenue Associates, LP, a Pennsylvania limited partnership, its successors, and assigns approved by the City.
(b) "Department" means the City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections.
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