ZCC Consultants Present Workplan
ZCC Regular Session
The first phase of Philadelphia’s zoning code reform is about to get underway. The ZCC invited the technical services team to its meeting on Wednesday to learn more about the consultants and next steps. Matt Goebel of Clarion Associates led introductions and summarized a 12-month work plan. The goal of this phase is to produce a detailed plan of action for drafting the new code. The focus of the next six months is to identify issues. The team will evaluate the city’s current zoning policies, review best practices from other cities, and build stakeholder interest in the project. Once the substantive work is complete, the consultants will develop code options and make recommendations that reflect citywide input and fit Philadelphia’s unique social and political framework. The team and ZCC members say they are eager to get started.
In response to the consultant overview, the ZCC discussed Philadelphia’s need for an up-to-date and forward-looking code and stressed its commitment to a community process. All stakeholders, including the public at large, must be engaged and informed. “It is extremely important,” Marion Johnson said. “[Stakeholders] are looking forward to a great change coming out of this Commission.” The ZCC asked the team to rethink its approach to community outreach and the number and size of meetings that are needed to generate the right feedback. The ZCC encouraged the consultants to set up a formal structure for interacting with the Commission as soon as possible. Members suggested the team work with them to engage City Council and monitor current activities – waterfront development, the city’s vision plan, pending legislation – in order to minimize conflicts with the long-term goals of the Commission. Finally, the ZCC emphasized the importance of completing this diagnostic phase on time, but noted that an executive director is needed to manage the project efficiently.
For video coverage of the consultant overview, visit http://www.planphilly.com/node/3682
Zoning Watch 2008 Archives
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- 12/06/2008 Zoning Code Evaluation Underway (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/25/2008 Tell the ZCC What You Think About Zoning (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/12/2008 Community Input on Zoning Reform Begins (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/12/2008 Mayor Recommends Eva Gladstein for ZCC Director (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/11/2008 Greenberger on Zoning Code Commission (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 10/09/2008 ZCC Focuses on Public Involvement (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/14/2008 ZCC Consultant Team Presents Full Workplan (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 ZCC Director and Consultant Update (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 What Zoning Reform Means to New ZCC Chair and PCPC Director Alan Greenberger (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 Sustainability Director Meets ZCC (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 08/13/2008 Judith Eden Remembered (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 08/13/2008 ZCC Consultants Present Workplan (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 08/06/2008 ZCC Recommends 4 Director Candidates, Awaits Nutter Selection (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 06/11/2008 ZCC Imagines Philadelphia (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 06/11/2008 ZCC Selects Technical Services Consultant (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/14/2008 Mayor Affirms Work of ZCC (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/13/2008 ZCC receives update on GreenPlan Philadelphia (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/09/2008 ZCC has established a timeline for hiring an executive director and consultant team. (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
ZBA
- 11/11/2008 Greenberger on Zoning Board of Adjustments (CurrentCurrentCurrent)