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26 Nov

Pennsylvania Judge Declares Commonwealth Real Estate Regulations for AirBnB Manager Unconstitutional

by Kyle Levin
in Business, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Projects
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Pennsylvania Judge Stacy Wallace ruled on October 31, 2022 (Permanent-Injunction-Granted.pdf (ij.org) that state real estate licensing requirements were unconstitutional when applied to Petitioner, Sally Ladd, who manages short-term rentals in the Poconos.   Sally Ladd was forced to shut down her short-term rental business in 2017 after the state department began investigating her for practicing real estate without a license.   Ladd has been renting out her...

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24 Sep

New Rules Create Challenges for Aspiring Philadelphia Airbnb Hosts

by Kyle Levin
in Philadelphia Licenses, Use Permits, Zoning, Zoning Variance
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By January 1, 2023, Airbnb and all other short term rental sites will require all Philadelphia hosts to comply with new legislation or their listings will be removed from the platforms. This “crack-down” was set to start in July of 2022, but has since been postponed. An average rental license will no longer be enough to support a listing on a short-term hosting platform. Short-term...

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06 Nov

Permit Expediting Consulting

by Philly Zoning Team
in Expediting
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Most of Philadelphia Zoning's offerings are based on providing permit expediting and project coordination services. This has worked very well for over 100 Philadelphia Zoning clients, but there is another option.   Maybe you want to actually learn how to do it yourself and do it well because you have interest, or you do so many projects a year that it's more economically feasible for you to...

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23 Sep

Health Department Requirements for Tattoo Studios in Philadelphia

by Philly Zoning Team
in Business, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Variance
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Philadelphia Zoning was founded in large part to help new business owners obtain the proper zoning to operate their business. One of the most common types of projects we have worked on throughout the years has been Zoning Variance for Body Art and Tattoo Use.  Because this is a controlled use, obtaining a permit always requires special approval by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.    In addition to obtaining...

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14 Sep

Zoning Permits vs. Building Permits

by Philly Zoning Team
in Building Permits, Business, Multifamily, Single family, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process
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The Typology of Permits   Property development can be complicated. And if you are new to the world of city regulation and permits, it may be difficult to predict exactly what you need in order to successfully, and legally, complete a project.   The typology of permits is generally broken down into two categories; Building and Zoning. This is because city regulations are also separated by these terms and...

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21 Aug

Getting Prepared for a ZBA Hearing

by Philly Zoning Team
in Zoning, Zoning Variance
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Congratulations!   If you are wondering what your next steps should be when getting prepared for a Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) hearing, then congratulations! You are almost finished with the zoning permit process. But before you start popping champagne, you have to get ZBA (Zoning Board of Adjustment) approval first.   A disclaimer: Just because you follow all of the criteria leading up to and including the...

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23 Jul

Certificate of Occupancy

by Philly Zoning Team
in Building Permits, Business
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What is a Certificate of Occupancy?   EDIT 11/21/19: The City of Philadelphia is now requiring all multifamily properties, even two-families, to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy.   The Certificate of Occupancy may be the most elusive of all permits. So we wanted to give everyone the low down on what this document is, how to obtain it, and how to know if you even need it.   A Certificate of...

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13 Jul

Online Resources for Zoning and Permitting

by Philly Zoning Team
in All, Building Permits, Business, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects
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Earlier this week our expeditors Ashley and Liz hosted an Instagram Live event where they explained the different online resources we use here at Philadelphia Zoning.   MVR (Most Valuable Resource)   Our favorite and most valued online resource is the City Atlas. The Atlas has five important functions we think you should know about.   The first and foremost value of this sacred tool is that it allows...

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05 Jul

Permits Made Simple

by Philly Zoning Team
in All, Building Permits, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects
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Philadelphia Zoning is Here For You   Here at Philadelphia Zoning, we specialize in obtaining permits in a timely fashion. A task which we have often alluded to in our previous posts, as one which requires a certain level of expertise.  Expertise, not everyone who needs a permit in the city of Philadelphia has.   Luckily for you, our goal here at Philadelphia Zoning is not only to...

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29 Jun

Expediting From a New Perspective

by Philly Zoning Team
in Additional Information, Building Permits, Philadelphia Licenses, Zoning, Zoning Permits, Zoning Process, Zoning Projects
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Newbie on the Block June concludes my first month at Philadelphia Zoning as an expeditor. Let me tell you, it was no joke. Don’t get me wrong, there were lots of jokes exchanged between me and my fantastic expediting trainer. However, to execute the role of a seasoned expeditor requires a true mastery of both the Art and the Science of City Zoning Code.   One might think...

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