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22 Mar

Getting Signed Up

in Architects, Building Permits, Design, Engineers, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

Getting Signed Up Putting up a sign is one of the most fundamental forms of advertising. If you own a business, you want people to be able to find you, to know who you are, etc. This is what a good sign conveys. However, in order to post a sign over your business in the City of Philadelphia, you must first get permission. Most signs require...

14 Mar

Getting Things Done at Licenses & Inspections

by Philly Zoning Team

in Building Permits, Business, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Projects

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Do It Yourself The City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) has an online platform called Eclipse which allows users to do a number of things online. This tool is great for license renewals including trade license and housing rental licenses. Once you set-up an account you can apply for new licenses, renew old licenses, and schedule inspections for existing permit applications all without every stepping...

23 Feb

By-Right Development

by Philly Zoning Team

in Additional Information, All, Architects, Building Permits, Business, Design, Engineers, Philadelphia Licenses, RCO, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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By Right Development Projects which are allowed by the zoning code are known as by-right developments. Every parcel and property in the city of Philadelphia falls into a distinct category of the zoning code which can be found by searching the address in the City Atlas. This tool allows users to see the zoning classification, relevant overlays, registered neighborhood associations, past appeals, and more. The value...

02 Feb

Additional Information: Zoning Permit

by Philly Zoning Team

in Architects, Building Permits, Business, Design, Engineers, Floor Plans, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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Previously in this blog, we’ve mentioned the City of Philadelphia’s requests for additional information. Since we see a lot of these, we are going to create a catalogue of the requests as a reference guide. We hope that this will help our clients, design partners, and contractors better understand what information is most commonly missing from an application. (If you haven’t seen it before, it’s...

24 Jan

Additional Information: Structure

by Philly Zoning Team

in Architects, Building Permits, Business, Design, Engineers, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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17 Jan

Where’s My Permit?

by Philly Zoning Team

in Additional Information, Building Permits, Business, Philadelphia Licenses, RCO, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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When we started out at Philly Zoning, we got a version the same question every week: Where's my permit? Once someone gets started on a permitting project, they want to know how far along the permit is, and how they can check its progress. We give our clients weekly updates to answer that question, but we also think it might be helpful to provide an overview...

12 Jan

Additional Information: Right of Way and Curbs

by Philly Zoning Team

in Additional Information, Architects, Building Permits, Design, Engineers, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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Previously in this blog, we've mentioned the City of Philadelphia's requests for additional information. Since we see a lot of these, we are going to create a catalogue of the requests as a reference guide. We hope that this will help our clients, design partners, and contractors better understand what information is most commonly missing from an application. (If you haven't seen it before, it's...

28 Dec

City Links Under the Tree

by Philly Zoning Team

in Architects, Building Permits, Business, Design, Engineers, Floor Plans, Philadelphia Licenses, RCO, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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Happy holidays from Philadelphia Zoning! We've had quite a year here, thanks to our clients, legal partners, and design partners. To thank everyone, we're offering this present: A handy reference guide for our most common permitting projects. Enjoy! General Zoning and Permitting Information The source: The Philadelphia Zoning Code The Philadelphia Code can be found here. Title 14 (what those of us not in the legal profession would simply...

19 Dec

There Are Rules Here!

by Philly Zoning Team

in Architects, Building Permits, Business, Design, Engineers, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Projects

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We here at Philadelphia Zoning like to poke some fun at our City's bureaucracy. Licenses and Inspections can be a mystery to homeowners and developers: documents go in; only sometimes do they come out. When they do come out, it's often because they are rejected for arcane reasons. It can be pretty frustrating and eat your time (and it's why Philadelphia Zoning exists: to save...

29 Nov

RCO Fever!

by Philly Zoning Team

in Architects, Design, Engineers, Philadelphia Licenses, RCO, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects

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One of the most sensible and also counter-intuitive parts of the zoning process in Philly is the community review. Any time you want to use your property for something that the zoning code doesn't allow, you must seek a variance from the City of Philadelphia (as we've discussed). When you seek a variance, a community organization in Philadelphia gets to review the proposal before the City...

Zoning Projects

Getting Signed Up

Getting Things Done at Licenses & Inspections

By-Right Development

Additional Information: Zoning Permit

Additional Information: Structure

Where’s My Permit?

Additional Information: Right of Way and Curbs

City Links Under the Tree

There Are Rules Here!

RCO Fever!

How to Submit Additional Information

Get Your Permit Plans Cheat Sheet Right Here!

How Much Does a Permit Cost?

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