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From YouTube: Committee on Rules 10-1-2020
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The Committee on Rules of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 2:30 PM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams to hear testimony on the following items:
200349 An Ordinance amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Zoning and Planning,” to amend certain provisions of Chapter 14 500, entitled “Overlay Zoning Districts,” by creating the “/AME, American Street Overlay District,” all under certain terms and conditions.
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to
the
current
public
health
emergency
city,
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committees
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currently
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Thank
you
before
we
get
begin
to
hear
testimony
from
the
witnesses
we
have
for
today.
Everyone
who
has
been
invited
to
the
hearing
to
testify
should
be
aware
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
and
is
being
recorded,
because
the
hearing
is
public.
Participants
and
viewers
have
no
reason
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy.
If
I
continue
to
be
in
the
meeting,
you
are
consenting
to
being
recorded
additionally
prior
to
recognizing
members
for
the
questions
or
comments
they
have
for
the
witnesses.
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Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
to
all
my
colleagues
for
their
patience
in
this
hearing.
The
american
street
zoning
overlay,
as
previously
discussed
in
this
commit
committee,
has
become
the
most
ambitious,
affordable
housing
legislation
on
the
books.
It
is
all
about
keeping
the
car
to
diverse,
inclusive,
mixed
use
and
mixed
income.
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The
bill
maintains
a
prohibition
on
residential
housing
on
american
street.
It
will
not
by
right,
allow
housing
on
america
american
street
if,
and
only
if,
residential
housing
is
permitted
by
our
zoning
board.
That
has
a
96
approval
rate,
as
we've
seen
happen
so
many
times.
This
bill
will
then
require
no
less
than
20
of
that
housing
be
income
restricted
and
that
the
ground
floor
remain
commercial
industrial.
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The
amendment
I'm
introducing
today
was
based
on
many
neighbors
feedback
this
summer
additionally
requires
that
developers
meet
with
the
community
to
discuss
and
submit
to
the
city
and
the
rcos
a
marketing
and
occupancy
plan
and
a
diversity
plan.
As
we
all
know,
as
an
eop,
this
requirement
applies
not
only
to
permanent
applicants
seeking
a
variance.
It
applies
to
permit
applicants
that
would
otherwise
be
considered
by
right.
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I
am
proud
that
the
my
neighbors,
because
this
is
the
community
in
which
I
have
raised
my
family
together
all
summer,
worked
on
how
we
can
shape
the
future
of
american
street.
I
want
to
especially
thank
nora
square
community
alliance
association
of
puerto
ricans,
north
square
community
action
network,
south
kensington,
community
partners
and
west
kensington
ministries
for
their
commitment.
This
summer
we
talked
about
the
threat
of
displacement
and
the
need
for
a
comprehensive,
neighborhood
plan.
What
you
see
here
today
is
an
ants
and
an
anz
and
an
ants
where
we
will
do
corrective
zoning.
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We
will
talk
about
small
business
resources,
affordable
housing
resources,
parking
for
long-term
residents,
protection
against
construction
damage
and
environmental
issues,
highlighted
by
some
of
the
folks
who
testified
previously
streetscaping
issues
on
adjacent,
smaller
blocks,
public
and
open
spaces,
which
we've
committed
to
invest
in
in
the
entire
area.
So,
while
I'm
proud
that
this
is
the
most
ambitious,
affordable
housing
legislation
on
the
books,
this
is
the
only
beginning
of
a
conversation
that
you
know
all
of
all
of
my
colleagues
that
I've
been
advocating
for
every
neighborhood
in
the
city.
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Thank
you
so
very
much,
mr
chairman,
and
members
of
the
ca
of
this
committee
for
your
support
when
we
previously
discussed
this
bill
and
for
your
continued
support,
as
all
of
us
work
to
find
that
soft
spot
between
diversity,
development
and
inclusion
and
ensure
minimal
displacement
of
long-term
residents
and
our
growing
neighborhoods.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Thank.
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The
amendment
maintains
that
multi-family
housing
is
prohibited
on
properties
that
are
zoned,
icmx,
industrial,
commercial,
mixed
use
and
subjects
any
permitted
housing
to
the
requirement
that
ground
floor
areas
along
american
street
must
contain
uses
that
are
not
residential
or
parking
for
the
first
30
feet
in
depth
and
have
ceiling
heights
of
14
feet.
This
bill
would
also
require
that
a
minimum
of
20
percent
of
the
on-site
residential
units
be
affordable.
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The
city
planning
commission
presented
testimony
at
the
june
17
2020
rules
hearing
regarding
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Three
four
nine.
In
august,
the
city
planning
commission
voted
to
recommend
approval
for
bill.
Two:
zero,
zero.
Three,
four:
nine.
Since
that
meeting
the
bill
has
been
amended
to
include
the
bill
has
been
amended.
I
will
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
at
this
time.
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You
thank
you,
council,
member,
at
this
time
no
individuals
have
signed
up
for
public
comment
for
this
bill.
If
there
are
any
individuals
who
were
not
able
to
testify
or
would
like
to
have
their
written
testimony
included
in
the
record,
please
send
it
to
the
council
member
johnson's
office,
who
is
the
chair
of
rules
committee,
and
it
will
be
distributed
to
the
committee
members.
If
it
can
be
sent
to
brett
dot
needle
cough,
that's
b-r-e-t-t
dot,
n-e-d-e-l-k-o-f-f
phillip.gov.
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That
will
conclude
our
hearing
and
now
go
into
the
public
meeting
there
being
no
further
questions
from
members
of
the
committee
and
no
other
witnesses
to
testify.
I
will
ask
that
there
is
anyone
else
present
in
this
hearing
whose
name
we
have
failed
to
call
and
that
wish
to
offer
testimony
on
any
of
the
bills
being
considered
today.
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Hearing
none,
I
want
to
thank
you
all
and
the
panel
witnesses
for
their
participation
today
we
value
your
input.
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I
now
invite
all
panelists
and
witnesses
to
release
please
disconnect
from
the
meeting
before
we
go
into
our
public
meeting.
We
will
now
pause
the
proceedings
briefly
as
the
participants
leave.
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D
Thank
you
and
before
I
do
so,
I
just
wanna
thank
the
team
at
the
planning
commission
who
worked
in
my
office
with
eric,
batson
and
sloane
folks
on
this.
We
really
appreciate
all
your
help
and
support
in
this.
So
thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
offer
an
amendment
to
build
number
two:
zero,
zero.
Three
four
nine,
a
copy
of
the
amendment,
has
been
circulated
to
all
members
and
I
move
that
the
amendment
be
approved.
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A
Council
member
second,
it
has
been
moved
and
properly.
Second,
at
the
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Three
four,
as
amended,
be
reported
from
this
committee
with
a
favorable
recommendation
and
further
move
that
the
rules
accounts
will
be
defended
as
permit
the
first
reading
of
this
bill
at
the
next
session
to
council.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
will
signify
by
saying
aye.
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Eyes
have
it
double
number
two:
zero
zero,
three,
four
nine,
as
amended
with
suspension
of
the
rules
we
read,
the
next
session
of
council
has
been
passed
this.
This
will
conclude
the
business
before
the
committee
on
rules
today.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
for
your
attendance
and
time.
Thank
you.