Zoning Matters

About ZCC

What do a proposed development in your neighborhood, a plan for the creation of a new public park, and an addition to your house have in common? They are all dependent on your city's zoning code. And a zoning code should be fair, sensible and smart. Philadelphia's current zoning code is out-of-date and out-of-touch with the needs of our City and our neighborhoods.

In the May 2007 Primary, the citizens spoke loud and clear. Nearly 80% of the voters approved Ballot Question #6 which called for the creation of a Zoning Code Commission to reform and modernize Philadelphia's Zoning Code.

Announcements

Take the new Signage Visual Preference Survey!

1/30/2012

An inter-agency sign controls working group is conducting this survey to learn what kind of signs you would like to see in...

Meetings, Minutes & Handouts

Meeting	Attachments
November 9th ZCC Meeting	Master Ordinance.pdf Resolution.Final Report.pdf Discussion.pdf Agenda 9.9.2011.pdf Council Amendment Lookup Table.pdf
October 26th ZCC Meeting	zcc_minutes_10.26.2011.pdf oct_26_zcc_discussion.final_.pdf zcc_agenda_10.26.2011.pdf
October 12th ZCC Meeting	zcc_agenda_10.12.2011.pdf zcc_minutes_10.12.2011.pdf oct_12_zcc_discussion.final_.pdf
Sep. 27th City Council Hearing

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Featured Publications

Answers to Your Questions about the New Zoning Code

Friends – We have been hearing from many of you in the last few weeks, as the reality that Philadelphia will have a new zoning code in eight months sinks in. You have been asking a lot of good questions, and we have attempted to answer them below.

The New Zoning Code

Bill No. 110845, approved December 22, 2011, has repealed and replaced Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code (Zoning and Planning) with The Final Report of the Zoning Code Commission. The Final Report of the ZCC was further amended by Bill No. 110835-A. This report incorporates the amendments from Bill No. 110835-A to provide a comprehensive zoning code document.

Draft PCPC Regulations

The Planning Commission has posted draft regulations to implement the draft new zoning code. The regulations cover registered community organizations, civic design review, sky plane, and submission requirements for master plans, subdivision plats, and landscape plans. Read them here: http://www.philaplanning.org/pubinfo/pcpcregs091411.pdf

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Sign Controls

Accessory Signs Information Sheet #1

This document presents an assessment of Philadelphia’s existing accessory sign controls. The key findings from this assessment inform the working group’s development of recommendations to the ZCC for improving Philadelphia’s sign regulations.

Sign Controls

Accessory Signs Information Sheet #2

This document presents a framework recommended by the City's Sign Controls Working Group for defining accessory signs. The framework is intended to increase understandability of the code’s sign regulations, facilitate more predictable administrative decision-making, and yield more consistent outcomes.

Sign Controls