Mayor Affirms Work of ZCC
ZCC Regular Session
Mayor Nutter addressed the ZCC Wednesday and assured members that the administration is serious about zoning code reform. “The work of the ZCC will impact the future of this city for the next 40 or 50 years,” Nutter said. The Mayor described Philadelphia as having all the assets developers want and need –waterfront access, parks, infrastructure – and “a zoning code that no one can understand.” He wants the Commission to:
- Make the zoning code easy to read and easy to use.
- Set up a clear, cost-effective path to improve the development process.
The mayor emphasized the connection of the ZCC to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission and the important role these groups serve together in shaping our city. Nutter explained that appointed members were therefore selected with “continuity and overlap” in mind. The Mayor acknowledged the difficulty of the Commission’s job ahead and the need for staff support to maintain direction, focus, and an aggressive timeline. He pressed the Commission to expedite the hiring process for staff and consultants. Mayor Nutter expects to name the ZCC executive director by the end of June. The technical services consultant will be selected by the ZCC on June 11th.
In response to questions about proposed development and zoning bills that impact neighborhoods now, the Mayor encouraged the ZCC to weigh in on critical issues as long as the group is not distracted from its main mission. “Opinions of the ZCC will be taken seriously,” Nutter said, but he cannot predict how City Council or the ZBA will react.
Full coverage of the Mayor’s visit to the ZCC is available at http://www.planphilly.com/node/3157 . Proposed timelines for hiring the executive director and planning services consultant are below.
ZCC Executive Director
- Approved job description to be posted May 15
- Application process open through May 30 (12 resumes received to date)
- Three candidates presented to Mayor Nutter by mid-June
- Mayor to nominate director June 25
ZCC Technical Services Consultant
- RFQ available online through May 23
- 18 firms attended mandatory pre-submission meeting May 6
- Follow-up questions due May 8; answers to be posted online
- Qualification packages due COB May 23
- Submissions to be reviewed at Work Plan Committee session May 30
- June 6 reserved for interviews
- Consultant to be recommended at June 11 business meeting.
Zoning Watch 2008 Archives
ZCC
- 12/10/2008 Eva Gladstein Approved as ZCC Director (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 12/06/2008 Zoning Code Evaluation Underway (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/25/2008 Tell the ZCC What You Think About Zoning (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/12/2008 Community Input on Zoning Reform Begins (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/12/2008 Mayor Recommends Eva Gladstein for ZCC Director (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/11/2008 Greenberger on Zoning Code Commission (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 10/09/2008 ZCC Focuses on Public Involvement (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/14/2008 ZCC Consultant Team Presents Full Workplan (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 ZCC Director and Consultant Update (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 What Zoning Reform Means to New ZCC Chair and PCPC Director Alan Greenberger (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 Sustainability Director Meets ZCC (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 08/13/2008 Judith Eden Remembered (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 08/13/2008 ZCC Consultants Present Workplan (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 08/06/2008 ZCC Recommends 4 Director Candidates, Awaits Nutter Selection (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 06/11/2008 ZCC Imagines Philadelphia (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 06/11/2008 ZCC Selects Technical Services Consultant (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/14/2008 Mayor Affirms Work of ZCC (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/13/2008 ZCC receives update on GreenPlan Philadelphia (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/09/2008 ZCC has established a timeline for hiring an executive director and consultant team. (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
ZBA
- 11/11/2008 Greenberger on Zoning Board of Adjustments (CurrentCurrentCurrent)