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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Section 14-1632, entitled "Convention Center Expansion Area Special District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING.
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CHAPTER 14-1600. MISCELLANEOUS.
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ยง 14-1632. Convention Center Expansion Area Special District Controls.
(1) Legislative Findings. The Council finds that:
(a) Major public and private investments have been made and continue to be made in and around the Pennsylvania Convention Center to enhance visual aesthetics, preserve historic and cultural amenities, preserve and protect economic development potential, eradicate blighted conditions, prevent declining property values, encourage economic investment and tourism, and protect the economic vitality of this area of Philadelphia;
(b) Public expenditures have included appropriations for the construction and maintenance of the existing Pennsylvania Convention Center, for the restoration and maintenance of the historic Reading Terminal train shed, the historic Reading Terminal Market, and other historic buildings and features in the area; for improvement of vehicular access, street and sidewalk improvements, and for enhanced landscaping;
(c) Substantial private investment within and around the Pennsylvania Convention Center area includes the restoration, adaptive reuse, and reconstruction of numerous historic structures as well as new construction, thereby creating many employment opportunities and new residential units within the area;
(d) The Pennsylvania Convention Center is important to the economic vitality and diverse character of Philadelphia, has played a major role in establishing Philadelphia as a destinati...
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