A few blocks are zoned CMX-2 or 2.5, which has somewhat looser regulations, the most significant of which, in Chestnut Hill, is whether an eating establishment is permitted. The majority is zoned CMX-1, the most restrictive category of commercial zoning, and it maintains a requirement to match neighborhood surroundings in height and mass. Click on a block of red, and its zoning district pops up. Along Germantown Avenue, you will see a lot of red. “District” is the term used to identify the category of zoning regulations that apply to a given property. On this map, you can view the range of zoning districts in Chestnut Hill. And Zoning Base Districts? They are right here, displayed in full color. Recycling diversion rate? Hmm, what is that? – I’ll have to learn more, but Chestnut Hill’s is dark blue. Farmers markets and school catchments? You are in the right place. Want to find out where the nearest basketball court or athletic track is? This map will tell you. A mountain of information exists on this website. This, and a whole lot more, are available on. In times gone by, to learn how properties were zoned in Chestnut Hill, one had to go to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission to view their maps of the City or go to the CHCA and ask to see the City-issued atlases that mapped every property. Fourth of a series from the Chestnut Hill Community Association Physical Division.
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