Zoning Committee

The Zoning & Planning Committee handles East Passyunk Crossing’s zoning variance meetings, as well as civic design review, L&I violation reporting, vacant property initiative, and all other city planning functions. EPX’s zoning protocols can be found here. Email us questions to zoning@epcrossing.org.

Committee Members

Andrew Sciolla (Chair)
Joseph F. Marino
Roger Bruno

Ian Toner (Vice-Chair)
Brian Traylor
Daria Silvestro
Sara Strickland


Monthly Meeting

Zoning Committee meetings are normally held the SECOND Monday of the month at 7:00pm when there is a pending zoning variance application.  If there are no pending applications, then the meeting is cancelled.  Upcoming meetings and applicants are announced at the EPX Civic Association’s General Membership meeting on the FIRST Monday of each month and they are also included in the monthly email newsletter sent from the EPX Civic Board. (To sign up for the EPX Civic Association’s email newsletter, click here.)  Currently, Zoning Committee meetings are held via Zoom videoconference, which can be accessed at tinyurl.com/EPXzoning.  Meetings for larger projects will be held at the East Passyunk Community Center at 1025 Mifflin Street.  Please note, in case of conflicts or holidays in some months, meetings are occasionally moved to a different Monday.  All meetings are open to the public. 


Past Committee Hearings

Below is a list of recent zoning committee hearings, with the resulting decisions by EPX and Philadelphia’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA). A complete archive of past zoning committee hearings can be found here.

Date of EPX Zoning MeetingApplicant AddressPermit Application No.Committee VoteCommittee LetterMeeting Recording LinkZBA Hearing Date
01/23/20231941 E Passyunk AveZP-2022-0080725-0 in supportLink04/12/2023
12/12/20221029 Mountain StZP-2022-0086276-0 in oppositionLink02/23/2023
10/10/20221324 Mifflin StZP-2022-0057765-0 in support11/30/2022
04/11/20221651 S Camac StZP-2021-0152195-0 in support06/22/2022
03/14/20221333 Snyder AveZP-2021-0143125-0 in support05/11/2022
11/10/20211713 S 12th StZP-2021-0094785-0 in support
10/11/20211036 McKean StZP-2021-008424Split 4-2 in opposition
1 abstained

Latest Committee News & Events

  • December Zoning Meeting
    TONIGHT Monday December 12th 2022 is the December  Zoning meeting – open to the public with voting eligible to those who live within our boundaries. As the Registered Community Organization,…
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  • Notice – proposed Airbnb bill
    City council is proposing a bill to regulate short term rentals such as Airbnb properties. At the Crosstown Coalition meeting it was advocated that the bill be tabled to give…
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  • Zoom Zoning Meeting
    Monday 9/21 at 7pm will be our virtual Zoning Meeting, held via Zoom. The meeting information is as follows Meeting ID: 931 7859 7452 Passcode: 732153 or click here: https://zoom.us/j/93178597452?pwd=aVVaNnhaWXUrZnBCSkdhT09KUE5idz09…
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