01/26/2010 |
Mayor’s Office
At a press conference January 25, Mayor Nutter and Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger released the report Philadelphia’s Development Permit Review Process: Recommendations for Reform, aimed at making the city’s development process less confusing, time consuming and unpredictable for customers. The report spells out each step of the development process and recommends improvements for a quicker and more efficient process. Click here to view the full report. View the Mayor’s press release.
01/10/2010 |
Sponsored by BIA and the When We Fix It Coalition
Join us at a breakfast forum to examine the high cost of building homes in Philadelphia and how modular construction may make more investment in the city’s neighborhoods possible. Contact info@fixitphilly.org. Date: March 23, 2010
Time: 8 am to 10 am, breakfast
Location: Downtown Club, 6th & Chestnut, Public Ledger Building, 11th Floor
03/10/2010 |
ZCC Regular Session
Consultants summarized the results of recent civic engagement meetings and directed ZCC attention to specific topics related to the draft provisions and administrative procedures of the new code (Module 1). The public was asked to react to 11 proposed changes and provide feedback on whether or not those changes improve the code and meet stakeholder goals for predictability, quality, neighborhood character, etc. ZCC members must now hash out the details based on all submitted comments and prepare a list of changes for the final draft. Read more
03/10/2010 |
ZCC Regular Session
The final report from the Common Ground for Building Our City workshops put forth eight principles for the ZCC to consider as it determines how the public fits into the project review process for the new zoning code. The commission agreed to consider the report’s findings and explain whether or not any of its recommendations will be incorporated into the code and why. The ZCC agreed with six of the eight principles, but was quick to emphasize that it was not on board with every recommended action and that additional stakeholder comments will be considered as the code language related to public participation is drafted. Read more
