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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," and Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Building Construction And Occupancy Code," Subcode "A" (The Philadelphia Administrative Code), by providing for review of applications subject to civic design review and for accelerated review, all 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 14-300. ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
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§ 14-304. Specific Procedures.
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(5) Civic Design Review.
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(b) Applicability.
(.1) Required Review.
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(.b) L&I shall not issue [or deny] a final decision on an application for any development that meets the criteria in Table 14-304-2 until review by the Civic Design Review Committee has been completed pursuant to the procedures of this [subsection.] subsection; provided, however, that, upon request of an applicant, L&I shall promptly issue any refusal or referral, without awaiting completion of review by the Civic Design Review Committee. Where L&I issues a refusal or referral on an application for a development that meets the criteria in Table 14-304-2 and the applicant files an appeal to the Zoning Board pursuant to § 14-303(15), the Zoning Board shall not commence a hearing on the application until review by the Civic Design Review Committee has been completed pursuant to the procedures of this subsection.
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SECTION 2. Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
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SUBCODE "A" (THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE)
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CHAPTER 9
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SECTION A-901 GENERAL
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A-901.10 Accelerated plan revie...
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