Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Welcome to Ultraground- that faint zoning barbecue smell that brings you down the street.

Estimated read time: 1 min 54 sec

Original meeting time: 3 hr 42 min

June 9th:

• Key denial of an anti-development overlay

• Fire house mixed-use

• Delaware River Waterfront

Ridge Avenue Overlay

Northwest Philadelphia - approved as amended

The commission struck parts of a bill that wanted to limit density on Ridge Avenue.

The bill proposed lowering the height to 3-stories and adding a 1:1 parking ratio.

Why is this important?

This could've set an anti-density precedent for the city.

This is what the remaining parts of the bill approved:

• No density bonuses.

• Roof decks set back at least 5 feet.

• Allows businesses and professional offices by right (currently need a special exemption).

Google Maps

12th and Reed

South Philadelphia - approved

Alterra will move a fire station to construct a new mixed-use building on this oddly shaped site.

Alterra, Google Maps

Street Trees

Citywide

There was a bill to protect heritage trees and add landscape screening.

Most notably, single-family homes need to screen their homes with trees now.

Delaware River Waterfront

Southeast Philadelphia - approved

Massive development is coming to the Delaware River Waterfront.

It has multiple phases. And a park that extends over Highway 95.

Today they just approved the zoning for the elevated park.

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-Frank