PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future

By Amy Z. Quinn
For PlanPhilly
In Northwest Philadelphia, zoning overlays govern what kind of sign you can hang above your Manayunk boutique, what your corner store can sell in Germantown, how wide your Chestnut Hill storefront can be, and where to put the trash bins for your restaurant in East Falls. Traditionally, overlays have allowed individual neighborhoods to limit or encourage specific kinds of commercial development an...  More »