Friday, April 26, 2013
The Herbiary will no longer teach classes starting in June.
Herbiary operator Andrew Celwyn told the Chestnut Hill Community Association Board on Thursday night that he would not continue to seek a zoning variance for his business located at 133 East Mermaid Lane. Celwyn added that classes will no longer be taught at that location starting in June. Neighbors on either side of the property strongly objected to the property’s use as a classroom. The Chestnut Hill Board voted unanimously to reject a zoning variance that would allow the business to continue operating, but president Brien Tilley said that the board would be willing to work with the residents to find an acceptable use. “It was not our intention to be contentious,” Tilley said. “And we are sorry to hear that this is the course of action …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The West Mt. Airy Neighbors will not hold its monthly zoning committee meeting on Wednesday.
The West Mt. Airy Neighbors will not hold its monthly Zoning Committee meeting This Wednesday. Accordng to executive director Marilyn Cohen the meeting was cancelled because there were no zoning matters to discuss. The next zoning meeting is scheduled for April. Editor's Note: A previous version of this story said that the zoning committee would meet on Wednesday.
Monday, February 11, 2013
An Johnson Street resident is trying to turn one house into a seven-space short-term rental area.
A rooming house could be coming to Johnson Street, depending on what the East Mt. Airy Airy neighbors decide to do. Mt. Airy resident Pamela McHerrin appeared before EMAN at their February meeting to seek support for her proposal to turn a single-family home at 229 E Johnson Street into a rooming house with seven separate spaces for rent. Mcherrin, who has lived in the Johnson street area for 40 years, said she wanted to invest in a neighborhood that has seen a lot of vacancies in passing years. "I want to provide people with a clean, decent place to live," she said. "Something that is affordable." McHerrin said that she has been renting rooms for over a year at her 229 E Johnson house, and that her selection for tenants came from word-of-…
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Take a look at what the city's zoning board will be talking about this week.
Every week, we take a look at the city's zoning calendar and report what might be impacting the Northwest. Here's this week's rundown of zoning hearings 229 E Johnson Street: An applicant is seeking to permit seven rooming units in an existing structure. According to the application, all current occupants are "capable of self-preservation and self sustaining ... no occupants are under the jurisdiction of any court system" in the existing structure. The hearing is Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Mt. Airy's new tattoo parlor is arriving soon.
Mt. Airy's new tattoo parlor is expected to arrive in early February. Kadillac Tattoo, which was approved by both neighborhood and city zoning councils in 2012, is planning its grand opening on Germantown Avenue for Feb 2. Contact the parlor at 267-385-6654 or kadillac7102@yahoo.com. Other stories about Kadillac Tattoo:
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
This week's city zoning calendar includes lights at the Sunoco on Wissahickon and a six-family building proposal.
Here's a rundown of what's happening at the city's Zoning Appeals Board meeting on Wednesday: 118 W Sharpnack Street: an applicant is looking to build a single-family dwelling on W Sharpnack Street. According to the application, the proposed building would be no higher than 38 feet, semidetached from an existing structure, and would include a cellar and a roofed-in porch. 43 Tulpehocken Street: an applicant is looking to turn an existing structure into a multi-family dwelling with room for six families. The project is being represented by the lawyers from Duane Morris. 48 E Durham Street: an applicant is looking for special exception that would allow an existing single-family property to house and operate a therapeutic massage business. …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
PlanPhilly has a new tool that makes reviewing L&I data easier than it has ever been.
Finding out about construction projects in the Northwest just got a little bit easier. PlanPhilly, a website that reports on the city's planning and zoning, has teamed up with web development company Azavea to produce Licsense to Inspect, a website that basially gives you a rundown of what a construction property has been approved for from the city's department of License and Inspections. PlanPhilly said of its new website that "it makes it easy to monitor construction, demolition and code violations in targeted areas of the city" and that "enables users … to search, display, sort and save data collected by [L&I]." In other words: if you want to know what all the banging around next door is about, this is a good place to start. After …
PlanPhilly has a new tool that makes reviewing L&I data easier than it has ever been.
Finding out about construction projects in the Northwest just got a little bit easier. PlanPhilly, a website that reports on the city's planning and zoning, has teamed up with web development company Azavea to produce Licsense to Inspect, a website that basially gives you a rundown of what a construction property has been approved for from the city's department of License and Inspections. PlanPhilly said of its new website that "it makes it easy to monitor construction, demolition and code violations in targeted areas of the city" and that "enables users … to search, display, sort and save data collected by [L&I]." In other words: if you want to know what all the banging around next door is about, this is a good place to start. After …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Despite appearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, two Chestnut Hill businesses continue to be at odds.
A dispute between two Chestnut Hill businesses didn't quite get the resolution their owners were expecting when they went before the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment on Dec 12. Michael Mendlow, a dentist with a practice at 8505 Germantown Avenue, went before the zoning board Wednesday after filing an appeal against the city's Licence and Inspections department, which approved Maplewood Music to move in at 8507 Germantown Avenue, right next to his practice. Ever since the music school established itself in July, Mendlow's practice has been suffering, he told the board. "My professional life in Philadelphia depends on this." he said. "My professional life in Philadelphia depends on this." "I've been [at my Germantown location] for 35 …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The CHCA's planning and zoning board heard about some new signage.
The CHCA's planning and zoning board ruled in favor of supporting replacement signage for Chestnut Hill College at its meeting Thursday. “Currently we do have signage at the college and it’s not very attractive,” said Lauri Strimkovsky, senior vice president for financial affairs and chief of staff of Chestnut Hill College. The new sign will be for the main entrance at Rogers Drive. The rear entrance at Northwestern Avenue will not be getting a new sign. The new sign will take the stone that the current sign sits in and will expand it. The larger stone structure will cradle the newer, larger sign. When asked about specifics, Lee Cassaccio, the architect working on the project, said that the aesthetic aspects of the project were not yet …
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