In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) and the Board of Licenses and Inspection Review (BLIR) have taken proactive steps to help mitigate potential community spread by...more
In many cases, a Zoning Hearing Board will impose certain conditions on the grant of a variance or special exception. A condition of such approval could include a time limit as to when the applicant is required to obtain all...more
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently confirmed the standards by which an applicant is entitled to special exception approval, which could help applicant’s in preparing their cases before a zoning board....more
The City of Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment has imposed a new requirement for filing Appeals. As of April 9, 2018, an applicant seeking a variance or special exception from the Zoning Board of Adjustment must submit...more