Zoning

City of Philadelphia City of Philadelphia - 1 - City Council Chief Clerk's Office 402 City Hall Philadelphia, PA 19107 BILL NO. 071005 Introduced November 15, 2007 Councilmembers Clarke, DiCicco and Blackwell Referred to the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and The Homeless AN ORDINANCE Amending Title 7 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Housing Code," by adding a new Chapter establishing inclusionary affordable housing requirements, by requiring that certain developments, consisting of a certain number of dwelling units, provide a certain percentage of those units for affordable housing or provide other options for affordable housing, all under certain terms and conditions.

the first meeting of the zoning code commission is next week and is open to the public. it is absolutely essential that citizens engage in this process. will try and make it out if i can. here are the details:

In the May election Philadelphians voted on a referendum to overhaul the Phila zoning code (more on why this is a good thing). A reformed zoning code could potentiallyhelp developers and average people avoid the Kafkaesque red tape of the current zoning system but also give communities a healthier role in developing their neighborhood.