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Amending Section 14-908 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District, by deleting the provision which provided for the expiration of Section 14-908 one year after it became law, thereby reestablishing on a permanent basis the Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District, under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, Bill No. 080080-A (approved July 15, 2008) added Section 14-908 to The Philadelphia Code (Code) and thereby created the Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District (District) in accordance with the provisions of Section 14-903 of the Code, which sets forth the procedures for creating a Neighborhood Conservation District; and
WHEREAS, Section 14-908 of the Code contained a sunset provision that the District would expire one year after the date that Section became law, the date of expiration being July 15, 2009; and
WHEREAS, As a result of the sunset provision in Section 14-908 of the Code, the District expired on July 15, 2009 and has been out of existence since that date; and
WHEREAS, The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to reestablish the District permanently under the terms and conditions now set forth in Section 14-908 of the Code, without repeating any of the procedures that might otherwise be required by Section 14-903 for creation of a new Neighborhood Conservation District, or for amendment of an existing such District; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING.
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CHAPTER 14-900. NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.
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§ 14-908. Queen Village Neighborhood Conservation District.
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[(7) The provisions of this Section shall expire one year after the date that this Section becomes law.]
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of Section 14-903 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to the creation and amendment of Neighborhood Conservation Districts.
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Explanation:
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