Zoning Matters

Zoning Matters

Below are the current and upcoming zoning matters within the Chinatown district. Zoning matters are presented to the community first, through public RCO meetings, before they are heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). Please feel free to attend an RCO meeting or ZBA hearing regarding any matter of interest. All ZBA hearings are held at One Parkway Building, 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor.

PCDC’s Planning Committee meets at 6pm on the second Tuesday of each month as the Registered Community Organization (RCO) for the boundaries of 7th to 13th Street, Filbert to Spring Garden Street.

The next meeting is on April 9th . The next three meetings are:
May 14th
June 11th
July 9th

Previous Cases:
Address: 121 N 11th Street
Appeal #: 36145
Permit #: 933647
Scheduled Hearing Time: Apr 3, 2019, 03:30 PM
Proposal: permit for a two (2) family dwelling on 2nd and 3rd floor (total two (2) family) with existing massage parlor (personal service) on 1st floor as previously approved in an existing structure.
RCO Opinion: Opposition

Upcoming Cases:
Address: 210 N. 12th Street
Appeal #: 33766
Permit #: 859405
Scheduled Hearing Time: TBD
Proposal: permit for the erection of an attached structure with a roof deck above for residential use only, for use as vacant commercial space on the first/ second floors, for twenty six(26) dwelling units on third thru tenth floors., with nine (9) class 1 a bicycle spaces on an accessible route, with no parking spaces (size and location as shown on the application).