Richmond Street mega-venue plan survives another year

A City Council bill to repeal the zoning amendments crafted to allow a large music venue was held this morning, the last session of the year.

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Richmond Street mega-venue plan survives another year

POSTED: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 12:39 PM

It looks like a music venue just might make it to Richmond Street after all: Bill 110672 — the repeal of changes to the North Delaware Avenue Special District Controls that exclude nightclubs in the area — was held today, in the last session of City Council for the year. That likely means that development will proceed unchecked on this gritty block in Port Richmond/Fishtown.

Councilman Frank DiCicco, who had introduced both the bill allowing for the venue, and later the bill that would have repealed the zoning changes, had indicated he didn't want to leave office with the zoning in place if the venue's future was uncertain. As we reported previously, developer David Grasso had been running into technical issues with the site, and apparently had had financial concerns as well.

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