Harrisburg: Leave our Zoning Laws Alone! (SB 1100)

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Harrisburg: Leave our Zoning Laws Alone!

We Won!
Click here to thank legislators for defeating the Billboard amendment to SB 1100.

Zoning News
State Reps came through for Phila citizens
Posted by Mary Tracy, SCRUB Executive Director Thursday, 06/27/02 (1025226374122)

I'd like to publically thank Rep Marie Lederer for standing up on the House Floor yesterday and asking her colleagues to strip away the language which removed the rights of Philadelphians to appeal zoning decisions. Special thanks to State Representatives Cathy Mandarino, Babette Josephs, Curtis Thomas and Mark Cohen for working to defeat this amendment and to all of the state representative ...Read entire story

*** ACTION ALERT *** S T O P Senate Bill 1100
Tuesday, June 25, 2002

This bill carries an amendment to define and limit the rights of community organizations in the City of Philadelphia to appeal decisions of the Zoning Board.

This amendment is a direct result of pressure from the billboard industry and gives them special protections from legal challenges by community groups. A person must live near the site to have legal standing to challenge the zoning variance.

ACT NOW - This bill could be voted as early as Wednesday, June 26. The General Assembly recesses for the summer on Friday, June 28, 2002.

What's wrong with this bill?:

This House amendment is an insidious attempt to limit the power of community groups to serve the residents of all of Philadelphia's neighborhoods.
The amendment sets a dangerous precedent that would encourage inquisitions of community groups before zoning boards concerning their status to legally participate.
Creates new, vague and legally undefined criteria with the new wording "immediate vicinity of the property."
Excludes city-wide community groups such as Foundation for Architecture, The Preservation Alliance, SCRUB, the Clean-Air Council and the NAACP.
Another attempt to govern Philadelphia from Harrisburg.

Simply state who you are, where you live and that you want Harrisburg to stop "SB 1100" and strike its amendment to limit the rights of community groups to act on behalf of residents.

Thanks for your help. Together we can make a difference!

For additional information contact:
Mary Tracy at 215.731.1775(scruborg@rcn.com)