Committee on Financial Hardship

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The Committee on Financial Hardship is a specialized body within the Philadelphia Historical Commission that reviews and rules on claims that historic preservation requirements cause undue economic burden for property owners.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipal committee
specialized body
appliesTo owners of historically designated properties in Philadelphia
areaOfWork historic preservation
land use regulation
real estate development review
urban planning
associatedWith Philadelphia Historical Commission hardship guidelines
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionEffect may allow demolition or alteration of historically designated properties
may deny financial hardship claims and require compliance with preservation standards
decisionType administrative determination on financial hardship
field administrative law
historic preservation law
municipal law
function balances historic preservation goals with property owners’ economic circumstances
evaluates economic evidence submitted by applicants
holds hearings on financial hardship claims
interprets financial hardship provisions of Philadelphia historic preservation regulations
issues recommendations or decisions on financial hardship cases
reviews financial hardship applications from property owners
governmentLevel local government
governsProcess financial hardship applications under the Philadelphia Historical Commission
handles claims that historic designation prevents reasonable economic use of a property
requests to demolish or significantly alter historic properties based on financial hardship
hasAuthorityOver financial hardship claims related to historic preservation in Philadelphia
hasParentOrganization Philadelphia Historical Commission NERFINISHED
jurisdiction City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
legalBasis Philadelphia Code provisions governing the Historical Commission
Philadelphia historic preservation ordinance
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Philadelphia Historical Commission NERFINISHED
purpose to determine whether compliance with historic preservation regulations is financially feasible for property owners
to provide a process for relief from historic preservation requirements in cases of financial hardship
to review claims that historic preservation requirements cause undue economic burden
reviewCriterion availability of alternative uses consistent with historic preservation
cost of required preservation work relative to property value
economic feasibility of complying with historic preservation requirements
evidence of efforts to sell or lease the property
evidence of inability to obtain a reasonable return on investment
sector public sector
subjectOfRegulation designated historic properties in Philadelphia
typeOfBody quasi-judicial committee

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