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CDAG to seek additional river access streets, billboard restrictions, on waterfront
A group of Delaware River organization representatives will ask city council to set aside two additional streets for river access and specifically prohibit electronic and possibly other billboards within the Central…
Draft of University/Southwest District Plan presented to PCPC
The draft of the University/Southwest district-level comprehensive plan – which calls for dense development near transit hubs, more transit, cycling and pedestrian amenities, and protecting single-family housing stock within neighborhoods –…
PCPC receives prestigious award for comprehensive plan, zoning code and citizen outreach
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission received the American Planning Association's National Planning Excellence Award for a Best Practice at the APA's national conference in Chicago this week. The PCPC was recognized…
PCPC: Pass Central Delaware zoning bill with additional river access streets
City council should pass the proposed Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay - legislation designed to shape future development in concert with the principles of the city's plan for the waterfront – the…
Zoning bill designed to shape development of city's Delaware River master plan goals introduced
Note: An earlier version of this article said that CDAG had no issue with the elimination of Berks Street as a River Access Street. CDAG's position is actually that if Berks…
320 apartments proposed for former S. Kensington Scrap Yard
On Thursday, April 11, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced a bill rezoning a small portion of the vacant lot between 2nd, Master, Thompson, and American streets from I-2 to CMX-3 to…
Draft plan for Central District released
The draft comprehensive plan for Philadelphia's Central District calls for revitalizing civic spaces in Center City, encouraging more development along Ridge Avenue and North Broad Street in West Callowhill, and making…
Airport land zoning change OK with PCPC
A bill that would change the zoning of some land around the airport from multiple classifications to airport designation SP-AIR is headed to city council's Rules Committee with the approval of…
Central Delaware overlay nears introduction
Zoning legislation that would create rules for development along the Central Delaware waterfront could be introduced later this month. “That's the goal,” Central Delaware Advocacy Group Vice Chairman Joe Schiavo said…
CDAG, other stream buffer advocates concerned about proposed amendments to 50-foot setback legislation
The Central Delaware Advocacy Group and other concerned groups hope to convince Philadelphia Councilman Bobby Henon to change his proposed amendments to stream buffer legislation.Several CDAG members have been representing…
City says feds need to build earthen berm to provide flooding relief in Eastwick, and 722 apartments won't make it worse
Flooding in Eastwick is a very real problem, but it would not be made worse by a proposed 722-unit apartment complex, the Philadelphia water commissioner and the deputy mayor who oversees…
Council adopts changes to zoning code, including restricting waterfront setbacks and extending the interim Central Delaware overlay
City Council Thursday passed amendments to the new Philadelphia Zoning Code, shortening the timeline for Civic Design Review, applying a 50-foot stream buffer only to waterways that are drinking-water sources, removing…
Council geographically expands ordinance allowing for the relocation of billboards, other structures condemned for I-95 expansion
Owners of billboards and other structures condemned to make way for the expansion of I-95 from Allegheny Avenue north to Rhawn Street can now relocate them with an over-the-counter permit.Those…
CDAG will spend summer pushing for changes to the interim Central Delaware Zoning Overlay
The Central Delaware Advocacy Group gave itself a summer assignment Thursday: Lobby for amendments to the new Central Delaware Overlay that will add a waterfront setback requirement, prohibit billboards, and strengthen…
Squilla introduces old overlay to new zoning code, aiming to keep special Delaware riverfront rules in place
An amendment to prevent a lapse in the special zoning designed to protect the Central Delaware Riverfront from development contrary to the city's waterfront goals was added to a zoning code…
Korman not likely to soon get zoning needed for 722 apartment complex near airport, Heinz Refuge
A proposed zoning bill allowing a large multi-family development on 23 acres near the airport and John Heinz Wildlife Refuge was held in committee Tuesday - to the delight of Eastwick…
Sign controls, other zoning code legislation, introduced at city council
A bill containing the sign controls portion of Philadelphia's new zoning code was introduced at City Council today. Introduced by Fourth-district Councilman Curtis Jones on behalf of Council President Darrell Clarke,…
Waterfront advocacy group members say Central Delaware Overlay still lacks adequate protection for the riverfront
With time to introduce and pass legislation creating a zoning overlay for the Central Delaware Riverfront dwindling, some Central Delaware Master Plan advocates are questioning the potential efficacy of the current…
Waterfront zoning legislation won't be introduced this week, but will be in time for a vote before summer break
First District Councilman Mark Squilla won't introduce legislation for a zoning overlay meant to give teeth to the Central Delaware Master Plan at Thursday's city council meeting, but plans to introduce…
Some of CDAG's concerns regarding a waterfront zoning overlay remain, as the deadline to get a draft to city council nears
A group that advocates for the city's plan to revitalize the Central Delaware waterfront still has some worries about future waterfront zoning designations. Concerns hinge on billboards and other non-accessory signs,…
