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Philadelphia City Council
Transcript exampleStated meeting · Chief Clerk reading a resolution
“…examining solutions that would improve the safety and stability of rental housing, including the right to counsel.”
segment 106
Legalization of a rear deck and a roof deck with access structure, accessory to a single-family home.
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Philadelphia City Council
Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia City Council Committee Hearings
Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia Historical Commission
Philadelphia, PAPhiladelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)
Philadelphia, PAHow it works
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Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA)
Searchable hearing transcripts with timed citations. Older recordings continue to fill in.
Philadelphia City Council
Official stenographer PDF transcripts, speaker-segmented and searchable.
Philadelphia Historical Commission
Hearings, designations, and the historic decisions dashboard.
Minutes & document packets
Historical Commission minutes, Council agenda documents, and official bill documents linked from legislation pages.
Registered Community Organizations
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City datasets
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Names from the transcripts
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More of the record
Citywide permits, violations, licenses, and 311 coverage are planned. Today these records are limited to parcels in the hearing record.
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