Major projects head to Planning Commission today
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission will look at the SugarHouse Casino expansion, a large development in Chestnut Hill and more.
Major projects head to Planning Commission today
A packed agenda on today's Philadelphia City Planning Commission meeting includes large-scale and controversial items aplenty. Among them: Toll Bros. proposal for a massive gated community of condos and townhouses on the 2400 block of South Street; remapping an area along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill to make way for million-dollar homes and an upscale grocery store by Bowman Properties; and SugarHouse Casino's phase two, which includes remapping and amending setbacks in the area.
The full agenda follows.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 1:00 p.m.
1. Approval of the Minutes of the October 18, 2011 meeting.
2. Executive Director's Update.
3. Adoption of PCPC Meeting Calendar for 2012.
4. Review and Comment on the Proposed Overbrook Farms Historic District.
5. Information Only: ZBA Case No. 15624 for the residential redevelopment of the 2400 block of South Street (Presented by Carl Primavera for Toll Brothers).
6. IDD Amendment for the Aria Health System Torresdale Campus (Frankford Hospital) (Presented by Martin Gregorski).
7. IDD Amendment for the University of Pennsylvania (Presented by Brian Wenrich).
8. Redevelopment Agreement with Nicetown Court II Housing Partners, LP for affordable rental housing with ground floor retail at 4428-70 and 4413-51 Germantown Avenue and 4428 Uber Street (Presented by Matt Wysong).
9. ZBA Case Nos. 16385 and 16386: Chinatown Eastern Tower Community Center (ZBA Hearing: 11/16/11; Presented by Larissa Klevan).
10. Zoning Bill Nos. 110762 and 110763 to remap the area bounded by Germantown Avenue, Hartwell Lane, Shawnee Street, and Southampton Avenue to C2 Commercial and R10B Residential (Introduced by Councilmember Miller; Presented by Paula Brumbelow).
11. Zoning Bill No. 110670: Amending Parking and Special Controls for the Center City Commercial Area in the area bounded by Juniper, Broad, Rodman, South Streets (Introduced by Councilmember DiCicco on October 6, 2011; Presented by Paula Brumbelow).
12. Zoning Bill No. 110761: Remapping properties at 1925-33 West Venango Street to R9A Residential (Introduced by Councilmember Miller on October 27, 2011; Presented by Paula Brumbelow).
13. Zoning Bill No. 110766: Repealing the City's Zoning Code and replacing it with a new Code (Introduced by Councilmember O'Neill on October 27, 2011; Presented by Eva Gladstein).
14. Streets Bill No. 110765: Striking a portion of the 300 block of (paper) Markle Street (Introduced by Councilmember Jones on October 27, 2011; Presented by Martine Decamp).
15. Proposed SugarHouse Casino Expansion (Presented by Martin Gregorski):
a. Plan of Development Amendment.
b. Zoning Bill No. 110717: Amending the waterfront setback, off-street parking, and off-street loading requirements of the CED Commercial Entertainment District (Introduced by Councilmember DiCicco on October 13, 2011).
c. Zoning Bill No. 110719: Remapping the area bounded by North Delaware Avenue, the Pierhead line of the Delaware River, former Shackamaxon Street, and a line 260 feet north of Shackamaxon Street from C2 to CED Commercial Entertainment District (Introduced by Councilmember DiCicco on October 13, 2011).
d. Streets Bill No. 110718: Modifying the curbline of North Delaware Avenue from Frankford Avenue to Marlborough Street, and relocating a utility right-of-way to permit casino expansion (Introduced by Councilmember DiCicco on October 13, 2011).
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