Heritage Tree Removal Requirements (Bill 260689)

At a glance

Bill 260689 would amend Section 14-705 (Landscape and Trees) of the Philadelphia Code to revise heritage tree removal requirements.

• Where it stands: listed for discussion at 2026-11-17 - Committee on Rules.
• Planning Commission: per the action letter read at 2026-10-22 - City Council, the Commission voted to extend its review of this bill by 45 days (from auto-generated captions; may be misheard).

Sources

• Committee agenda: https://phila.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1460409&GUID=C739C488-D076-409F-8725-96A61D85FEB6

Log

• 2026-10-22 - City Council - Planning Commission action letter noted a 45-day review extension.
• 2026-11-17 - Committee on Rules - Listed for discussion.