A proposal to ban housing for students in the neighborhood surrounding Rittenhouse Square was amended by a City Council committee on Wednesday so that it will now pertain to just the single block it originated from. Instead of prohibiting housing for students, it now simply prohibits landlords from specifically marketing apartments to students on the 2000 block of Rittenhouse Square Street. The bill was introduced in September on behalf of Council President Darrell Clarke. In its first version, it would have banned boarding houses, frat houses, sorority houses and other types of rental housing for students in the area bounded by 17th, 21st, Spruce and Walnut streets. It pulled the definition of “student” from another part of the zoning code: individuals under the age of 23 who are enrolled in a college or university.

December 2, 2015 ・ From PlanPhilly.com