Philadelphia Zoning has been guiding clients and projects through the Special Inspections Program required as per the Building Code. Sometimes there is pushback, confusion, and questions regarding this program and how it affects a project, or wy and when it is needed. What is the Philadelphia Special Inspections Program? The special Inspections Program is a program designed to promote quality assurance in construction projects. It is designed...
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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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Zoning Board of Adjustment: What Happens After Your Hearing Philadelphia Zoning specializes in Zoning Variance coordination. Whether it is a regulated use registration for a new business or a height bonus for a home addition, in order to get approval from the City to execute a development plan which is not expressly allowed by the Zoning Code, you must obtain letter granting you special approval from...
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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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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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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...
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