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.
Statements (46)
| 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
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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
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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
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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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