Zoning Code Commission report gets initial approval

    A long-awaited re-write of Philadelphia’s outdated zoning code got an initial approval today following a public hearing in a City Council committee today.

    PlanPhilly’s Jared Brey live-tweeted the hearing. He quoted City Planning Comiccion Chair Alan Greenberger as saying that if the new code is approved, “Philadelphia will enjoy a modern, up-to-date zoning code for the first time in 50 years.”

     

    It is widely expected that the plan will be passed by the full Council and signed by Mayor Nutter.

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    It’s still a work in progress, though. Councilman Brian O’Neill made clear that community groups and everyone else will be able to request changes during an eight-month interim before the code becomes law.

    See how the proceedings went down, and expect a full report from PlanPhilly soon.

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