City of Philadelphia - File #: 150378

• File #: 150378
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/23/2015
• In control: Committee of the Whole
• Final action: 6/18/2015
• Title: Approving the ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Market Street East Urban Renewal Area, including the second amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provides, inter alia, for the rehabilitation of the Gallery at Market East as a first class mixed use retail center.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: MARKET STREET EAST URBAN RENEWAL AREA, REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/18/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/18/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/4/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/4/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/4/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/3/2015	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/3/2015	0	Committee of the Whole	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/28/2015	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/28/2015	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
5/28/2015	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
4/23/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Approving the ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal for the Market Street East Urban Renewal Area, including the second amendment to the urban renewal plan, which provides, inter alia, for the rehabilitation of the Gallery at Market East as a first class mixed use retail center.

Body
WHEREAS, The redevelopment proposal and the urban renewal plan of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "Redevelopment Authority") for the redevelopment of the Market Street East Urban Renewal Area (hereinafter referred to as "Market East") were approved by Ordinance of the Council on December 16, 1969, as last amended by Bill No. 59, signed by the Mayor on October 9, 1984; and

WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Authority has prepared a ninth amendment of the redevelopment proposal and a second amendment of the urban renewal plan each dated February, 2015 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Ninth Amended Redevelopment Proposal"), which provide for certain changes, namely, the detachment of all controls previously set forth by all previous redevelopment proposals from all blocks consisting of 833 Market street, 901 Market street and 905 Market Street (hereinafter, "Gallery I"), 1001-1019 Market street (hereinafter, "Gallery II"), and 1025 Market street (hereinafter, "JCP Building") (collectively referred to herein as the "Gallery Mall Premises"), the implementation of the Philadelphia2035 Comprehensive Plan (herein, the "2035 Plan") to all blocks consisting of the Gallery Mall Premises, the application of the City of Philadelphia's reformed zoning code as detailed by the 2035 Plan's Citywide Vision and the application of all local level objectives prescribed by the Central District Plan adopted on June 11, 2013 (herein, the "CD Plan"); and

WHEREAS, The Ninth Amended Redevelopment Proposal has been submitted to the City Planning Commission of the City of Philadelphia and has been certified by the Commission to the Cou...