Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is focusing on affordable housing, pledging the city will invest $800 million in the HOME initiative to create and preserve 30,000 units. Municipal leaders stress the importance of a legislative measure that would expedite the review of zoning permit applications from 10 days to 5, along with enforcing a new timeframe for building permits. Councilmember Jamie Gauthier emphasizes the need for innovative strategies to address the affordable housing crisis. Streamlining zoning processes could also reduce the typical six-month timeframe for project approvals.
If we're serious about ending our city's affordable housing crisis, we need to turn over every stone and identify ways to get families into safe, stable and affordable housing sooner.
The legislation would require the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections to expedite the review process for zoning permit applications, which currently takes 10 business days.
This new effort, part of a broader initiative, stems from Mayor Cherelle Parker's commitment to make housing a priority in her administration.
Streamlining the zoning process could cut one or two months off the six-month timeline that has become the norm for developments.
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