Announcements and Publications
--ANNOUNCEMENTS--
The online Zoning Archive tool has moved to http://www.phila.gov/zoningarchive/
Third and Final Draft Change Memo (rev August 11, 2010) | Review the ZCC's final draft change memo containing proposed revisions to Modules 1, 2, and 3.
Public Draft of Module 3 - Development Standards | The ZCC released the draft third module of the new code at the July 14th, 2010 ZCC meeting. Read
Module 3 - Development Standards here.
Public Draft of Module 2 - Zoning Districts and Uses | The ZCC released the draft second module of the new code at the April 14th, 2010 ZCC meeting. Read Module 2 - Zoning Districts and Uses here.
Public Draft of Module 1 - Administration and Procedures | The ZCC released the draft first module of the new code at the ZCC meeting that took place on February 17, 2010. Read
Module 1.
Community Meetings | The ZCC has just completed its fourth round of community meetings focused on 11 key changes proposed to zoning districts and uses. Watch this video of Executive Director Eva Gladstein introducing these proposals. http://vimeo.com/11564611
Second Draft Change Memo (rev June 9, 2010) | Review the ZCC's working draft change memo containing proposd revisions to Modules 1 and 2. The ZCC will continue to update this document as it receives more input and feedback in the coming months.
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--KEY PUBLICATIONS--
In January 2010, the Penn Project for Civic Engagement collaborated with the Philadelphia chapter of the American Institute of Architects to conduct a series of deliberative workshops to inform the ZCC's work on public notice and design review. Read their report Common Ground for Building Our City: Developers, the Public and the Zoning Code.
The Proposed Revisions to the Detailed Recommendation for a New Zoning Code were adopted by the Zoning Code Commission (ZCC) at the November 18th, 2009 meeting. The changes will be used in tandem with the Draft Recommendations for a New Zoning Code to begin writing the first module of the new code.
The New Philadelphia Zoning Code: Best Practices Report (June 2009) describes possible best practices on several zoning issues that Philadelphia will have to address as it rewrites its code.
Center City Zoning: Lessons from Other Cities (May 2009) summarizes the state of zoning regulations in Philadelphia's downtown, compares it with best practices in peer cities, and offers suggestions on how Philadelphia could use those precedents to meet its planning goals through more effective Center City zoning.
The Interim Report: Assessment of Existing Code (April 2009) includes research on best practices and zoning models which will help inform the zoning code rewrite. The Executive Summary: Assessment of Existing Code offers a concise overview of the full 120-page Interim Report: Assessment of Existing Code.
Comments on these documents are welcome and will be used to help guide the upcoming work of the ZCC. Comments may be submitted to zoning.commission@phila.gov.
