Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council, November 12, 2026
Approved: University of Pennsylvania master plan amendment - David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 16-0
What happened
On November 12, 2026, Philadelphia approved University of Pennsylvania master plan amendment - David Rittenhouse Laboratory (16-0).
Philadelphia City Council passed, on a 16-0 consent-agenda roll call, eleven bills including zoning map remappings (Bills 260686, 260687, 260711, 260759, 260760, 260796, 260800), 8th District Overlay changes (260709), the Neighborhood Commercial Overlay for Main Street Manayunk/V…
- Jurisdiction
- Philadelphia, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 17 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 16-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 17
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Wincoat Ave, Oguns Ave, 68th Ave]
Consent rezoning, Area bounded by Wincoat Ave, Oguns Ave, 68th Ave: to (approved)
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Key Decisions (17)
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Wincoat Ave, Oguns Ave, 68th Ave]
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by 65th Ave, 3rd St, Cheltenham Ave, 5th St]
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Roberts Ave, Germantown Ave, Cayuga St, 17th St, Wayne Ave]
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Wharton St, 28th St, Reed St, Newkirk St]
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Wharton St, Broad St, Reed St, Carlisle St]
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Lancaster Ave, 62nd St, Lebanon Ave, 63rd St, Malvern Ave]
Consent agenda zoning remapping bills [case: Area bounded by Lehigh Ave, Belgrade St, Aramingo Ave, Miller St]
Overlay district amendments (Manayunk/Venice Island NCO and 8th District Overlay)
University of Pennsylvania master plan amendment - David Rittenhouse Laboratory
8th District commercial business hour curfew exemption
Self-service storage facility zoning restrictions
Adult cabaret use definition revision
Southwest Center City Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
Land Bank disposition of 1306 South 28th Street
Land Bank disposition of 8th District parcels (Bellfield Ave, Bouvier, Rockland, Mentor, Courtland)
Hearings on Neighborhood Restorations 925-unit affordable portfolio
CMX-1 density bill held
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Development Activity (4)
David Rittenhouse Laboratory (UPenn master plan)
Other
Nicetown Sports Complex
Other
LIHTC affordable housing on 19th Street between Berks and Norris
Residential
Private development at 55th and Girard
Other
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
925-unit Neighborhood Restorations affordable portfolio in West/Southwest Philly is for…
Sentiment
Strong RCO opposition to by-right CMX-1 density (Bill 260516) while…
Commercial Demand
Self-storage now prohibited in certain locations citywide under Bill 260703,…
Other
Realty transfer tax amendments and exemptions introduced, plus a bill…
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 9 Councilmember, 3 Clerk, 5 Public, 1 Witness, 1 Unknown, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 6 Councilmember, 1 Witness, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Cindy Bass, Councilmember.
7 more identified names in Pro: 5 Councilmember, 1 Witness, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (8)
50 recorded timestamps
- approved (7 timestamps)
- zoning (17 timestamps)
- residential (7 timestamps)
- overlay district (5 timestamps)
- density (6 timestamps)
- commercial (5 timestamps)
Decision moments (17)
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