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29 Nov

RCO Fever!

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

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...

03 Oct

How to Get a Housing Rental License in Philadelphia

by Philly Zoning Team

in Philadelphia Licenses, Rentals, Zoning

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every landlord or entity that rents-out a residential housing unit in Philadelphia is required to obtain a rental license (formerly known as a housing inspection license). The rental license itself is one piece of the compliance puzzle. There are prerequisites to being able to get the rental license, and then there are other things you must do or fulfill after you get the actual license. The...

29 Sep

Zoning 101, Part 2: Zoning Permits, Use Permits, and Variances

by Philly Zoning Team

in Use Permits, Zoning, Zoning Process, Zoning Variance

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Zoning in Philadelphia is a strange enterprise. The ideas behind it are simple, and the people working the desks downtown are generally helpful and clear. But in practice, it can be quite confusing. This little overview probably won’t make the strange details of zoning any less confusing, but it may give you a clearer picture of the overall structure of zoning complaints, requests, and applications...

19 Sep

Don’t Hire Your Accountant to Handle Your Zoning

by Philly Zoning Team

in Zoning

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One of Philadelphia Zoning's very first clients hired an accountant to do the zoning for his tattoo shop. As you can imagine, that didn’t turn out too well for our client — or for the accountant (which is why the tattoo artist became a Philly Zoning client). Zoning is a highly misconstrued world here in Philly. There can be many complications, misunderstandings and miscommunications; so much...

06 Sep

Zoning 101: Part 1

by Philly Zoning Team

in Zoning

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Zoning in Philadelphia is a strange enterprise. The ideas behind it are simple, and the people working the desks downtown are generally helpful. But in practice, it can be quite confusing. This little overview probably won’t make the strange details of zoning any less confusing, but it may give you a clearer picture of the overall structure of zoning complaints, requests, and applications in Philadelphia. How...

11 Aug

So You Want to Build in Philly…

by Philly Zoning Team

in Building Permits, Design, Zoning Permits

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Here at Philadelphia Zoning, we get a lot of requests from developers and homeowners for permits allowing construction. Every developer — and most homeowners — know that they need some kind of paperwork from the City of Philadelphia to begin construction, but not everybody is sure what kind. At some point we usually get the question, “What exactly do I need to give the City?” The...

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RCO Fever!

How to Get a Housing Rental License in Philadelphia

Zoning 101, Part 2: Zoning Permits, Use Permits, and Variances

Don’t Hire Your Accountant to Handle Your Zoning

Zoning 101: Part 1

So You Want to Build in Philly…

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