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Billboard rules to be rewritten … again
The zoning law for outdoor advertising signs that was written over the past year will be scrapped and rewritten again, according Councilman Bobby Henon, whose office has taken the lead on…
Council talks tax delinquency with city officials and collection agencies
Senior members of the Nutter administration’s property tax collection team defended their record before a skeptical City Council committee Tuesday afternoon during the first in a series of hearings that are…
Feb 14: Philly Valentines | advertising on city property | American-US Airways merger | how not to close 37 schools | community input on Cokie rezoning
Good morning Streeters. It’s Valentine’s Day and we’re asking all of you urbanists to take to twitter to spread some Philly love today. Share why you love the City of Brotherly…
Henon solicits community input on rezoning of “Cokie” site in Bridesburg
Were you to drive north on Interstate 95 from the Navy Yard into Bucks County, pretty much every residential neighborhood you’d see would be on your left, except for Bridesburg. Bridesburg…
Bill would require construction and demolition crews to recycle waste
A new bill introduced into City Council would require contractors to recycle a substantial portion of waste and debris at construction and demolition sites in Philadelphia. The bill, which was introduced…
Jan 24: Council's back | contentious Bridesburg rezoning | Washington Avenue cleanup | community conflict over Kensington Bank demos | Chestnut East beer garden
Happy Thursday, Streeters. It’s supposed to stay cold today, but we expect things will be plenty toasty in City Council’s first full session of the new year [agenda pdf…
Jan 18: Gallery exits, enter Boyce | Bridesburg waterfront rezoning | $100k to plan Grays Ferry and Point Breeze | D'Ambrosio closes
Good morning and happy Friday! Did you notice a dusting of crystalline snow when you woke up? There were flurries this morning, but we could be in a snow drought. Here’s…
Planning Commission OKs rezoning of 67-acre waterfront parcel in Bridesburg
Back in 2007, a 67-acre plot of mostly vacant waterfront property on the Delaware River in Bridesburg was remapped from industrial zoning to Waterfront Redevelopment zoning for a proposed 720-unit housing…
Planning Commission recommends bill allowing for accelerated zoning review
Despite its stated desire to avoid making substantive changes to the new zoning code before a year has passed, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve a bill introduced…
Revamping 40th Street Trolley Portal | Support for 50-foot stream buffers | Contested Washington Avenue | Dolphin Tavern to reopen
Good morning, Streeters. Today is the deadline to apply for the homestead exemption for next year’s property taxes. The simple application [pdf] is due by the end of business…
CityHall App in action | N. Philly contractors flout code | Silverliner V satisfaction | foreclosure auction | Penn and Drexel to share surveillance
Councilman Bobby Henon’s CityHall App is helping to stop bad neighbor behavior through shame. Henon’s CityHall App was released in spring, and now neighborhoods are using it to send eyewitness reports…
New zoning code will take effect without Commission’s finishing touches
Note: In an earlier version of this article, the 50-foot stream buffer was mistakenly identified as one of the Administration's amendments to the zoning code; it was in fact passed as…
AVI's unanswered questions and likely vote | school worker concessions | Nutter to lead US Mayors | Council 'cleans up' zoning code | Philly foreclosures
Where We Live | phillytrax, Eyes on the Street Flickr Group Today City Council could pass AVI - the contentious, but important property-tax reform plan – despite major uncertainties and information…
Council will consider 11th-hour amendments to new zoning code
Councilman Bobby Henon introduced a bill in City Council Thursday morning amending portions of the new zoning code related to Civic Design Review, the pending ordinances doctrine, stream buffers, and parking.…
Apple Lofts goes residential | Buck owners a bit less deadbeat | OCF v. Point Breeze, still | Rina Cutler as visionary bureaucrat | Bobby Henon vs. bad landlords
Architectural Relief | Rob Lybeck, Eyes on the Street Flickr groupApple Lofts is on its way to a residential conversion. West Philly Local reports the Zoning Board of Adjustment has…
