At-large Council candidates support new zoning code
Next Great City 2 Launch
At the Academy of Natural Sciences Thursday night, City Council candidates were given an opportunity to state their positions on key environmental and community and economic development issues facing Philadelphia. When asked if they would support the city’s new zoning code, all 17 at-large candidates responded positively. Candidates and former Zoning Code Commission members Andy Toy and Al Taubenberger spoke about their work on the draft code and described it as a good and open process. Councilman and ZCC member Bill Green said he supported the new code as well, provided a few agreed-to changes are incorporated into the final draft.
The forum was part of the Next Great City coalition’s official launch of Next Great City 2, a policy agenda for the next City Council. Recommendations focus on the disposition of vacant properties, safer streets, energy efficiency, food access, and recycling. Philadelphia’s new zoning code is critical to achieving these goals. Proposed regulations in the draft code promote sustainable development, improve access to local food, provide for urban agriculture and alternative energy systems, enhance open space and landscape requirements, and encourage reinvestment in blighted and abandoned areas of the city. Review the Draft Preliminary Code at http://www.zoningmatters.org/. For more information on Next Great City 2, visit http://www.nextgreatcity.com/.
Zoning Watch 2011 Archives
ZCC
- 12/15/2011 City Council gives Philadelphia a new zoning code (Current)
- 12/07/2011 Committee sends zoning code bills to Council for final vote (Current)
- 11/17/2011 Bill to replace current zoning code is introduced into Council (Current)
- 11/15/2011 PCPC recommends approval of zoning bill 110766 with conditions (Current)
- 11/09/2011 ZCC votes unanimously to send Final Report to City Council (Current)
- 10/26/2011 ZCC reviews code recommendations from Council; homes in on final issues (Current)
- 10/20/2011 Zoning reform gets one step closer as City Council passes resolution of code recommendations (Current)
- 10/12/2011 ZCC discusses Council recommendations to date; awaits formal resolution of requested changes (Current)
- 09/27/2011 Council closes hearings on draft zoning code; on track for vote in 2011 (Current)
- 09/21/2011 Zoning forum addresses how to resolve final issues and prepare the code for adoption this year (Current)
- 09/14/2011 Hearing on draft code draws crowd (Current)
- 09/08/2011 Councilmembers Share Concerns with ZCC at Briefing (CurrentCurrent)
- 07/19/2011 Next Great City Coalition Launches E-Petition to Pass Updated Zoning Code (Current)
- 07/15/2011 Fact sheets highlight why zoning reform is so important (Current)
- 07/08/2011 ZCC offers property research service (Current)
- 06/15/2011 City Council commences hearings on zoning code (Current)
- 06/08/2011 ZCC waits for Committee hearings to begin; work continues on sign controls and tools to aid public understanding (CurrentCurrent)
- 05/11/2011 ZCC VOTES YES! Draft code moves to City Council, but threat remains (CurrentCurrent)
- 05/09/2011 10 MORE YEARS TO ZONING REFORM? (Current)
- 05/03/2011 Final X-Change focuses on parking (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 04/27/2011 Stakeholders weigh in on development standards and how to encourage good design (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 04/19/2011 Stakeholders discuss new dimensional standards (CurrentCurrent)
- 04/13/2011 Vote to send draft code to City Council May 11 (Current)
- 04/05/2011 Stakeholders focus on new use categories (CurrentCurrent)
- 03/23/2011 ZCC “Stakeholder X-Changes” underway (CurrentCurrent)
- 03/17/2011 At-large Council candidates support new zoning code (CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 03/16/2011 ZCC “Stakeholder X-Change” draws crowd (CurrentCurrent)
- 03/02/2011 ZCC delays sending zoning code to City Council for 10 weeks (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 02/28/2011 ZCC explains how decisions about the new code were made (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 02/22/2011 Vote scheduled for March 2 (current)
- 02/18/2011 Special meeting lets ZCC explain how decisions about the new code were made (current)
- 02/15/2011 ZCC adds two public meetings to schedule (CurrentCurrent)
- 02/09/2011 ZCC delays vote on new zoning code; some question whether code is ready for City Council (Current)
- 02/03/2011 City Council voices concerns about new zoning code (Current)
- 02/03/2011 Updated “Referral Draft” is released (Current)
- 01/26/2011 February 9 vote on draft zoning code questioned as revisions continue to be made (current)
- 01/26/2011 Building Industry Association comments on December 2010 draft zoning code (current)
- 01/26/2011 February 9 vote on draft zoning code questioned as revisions continue to be made (CurrentCurrent)
- 01/26/2011 Building Industry Association comments on December 2010 draft zoning code (CurrentCurrent)
ZBA
General Zoning
- 03/02/2011 Zoning Basics (CurrentCurrent)
Zoning Maps
- 03/02/2011 Philadelphia Zoning Maps (CurrentCurrent)