Effect of Physical Development Plan.
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter § 8-206
in effect§ 8-206. Effect of Physical Development Plan.
No public way, ground or open space, or building or structure paid for in whole or in part with funds from the City Treasury, or of a public utility for which a franchise is necessary from the City, shall be developed, improved or constructed unless recommendations of the City Planning Commission as to location and size pursuant to the Physical Development Plan shall have been first requested and obtained. If the Commission fails to make its recommendations within thirty days, its approval shall be presumed.
ANNOTATION
Sources: Model City Charter (1941), Section 132; New York City Charter, 1938, Section 199.
Purposes: This section gives effect to the Physical Development Plan of the City. See Annotation to Section 4-600 [renumbered to subsection 4-604(a)].
Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-265769Fetched: 10/27/2026
