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Announcement

Attend the Appraiser and Assessor Career Expo!

Join the City of Philadelphia’s Home Appraisal Bias Program and industry partners for the inaugural Appraisal & Assessment Career Exploration Expo!

This is a unique opportunity to learn about rewarding careers in property valuation, assessment, real estate, and related fields. This interactive event will introduce students, career changers, and professionals to the many pathways available within the valuation profession. It will host a variety of professionals, including:

  • Appraisers
  • Assessors
  • Educational institutions
  • Government agencies
  • Housing organizations
  • Lenders
  • Industry leaders

Event details

  • When: Wednesday, October 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Where: 1755 N 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
  • Learn more & RSVP: View the Google Calendar event
Announced on: Division of Housing and Community Development
Announcement

New ZBA Fee Schedule in Effect as of August 1

New Zoning Board of Adjustment fees are effective on August 1, 2026. View the new fee schedule and other ZBA materials on the Zoning Board of Adjustment appeals materials page.

Zoning Board of Adjustment fees are established in Section A-907 of the Philadelphia Administrative Code. Applicants must pay a filing fee to appeal to the ZBA. The filing fee will be listed on your refusal or referral issued by L&I.

New Zoning Board of Adjustment fees came into effect on August 1, 2026.

The fee to appeal varies by property:

  • Existing one-or-two-family dwellings — $125
  • Proposed affordable housing projects* — $125
  • All other properties — $811
  • Administrative review — $265
  • Reposting of notices (continuance) — $177
  • Accelerated hearing — $995 per property (maximum of $2,985)
  • Accelerated hearing for proposed affordable housing projects* — $0
  • Leave to amend — $151

*Applies to applications for variances and special exceptions where the project described in the denied zoning permit meets the definition of an “Affordable Housing Project,” as defined in Section A-106 of the Philadelphia Administrative Code.

Announced on: Division of Development Services, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Department of Planning and Development
Announcement

Philly Trails in a Photo Contest

This summer, teenagers and young adults in Philadelphia are invited to enter the Philly in a Photo Contest: Trails Edition. Philadelphia youth ages 12 to 22 are invited to enter a photo in the contest by September 1, 2026. Enter the contest by completing the Philly in a Photo Contest (Trails Edition) submission form. For more details and information, read this blog post.

Announced on: Department of Planning and Development

Upcoming events

  • Aug
    14
    Event
    Common Level Ratio Changes to (1.06)
    All Day
    Event

    Common Level Ratio Changes to (1.06)

    August 14, 2026
    All Day
  • Aug
    14
    Event
    Kensington Service Connections/Site Clean-ups
    All Day
    Multiple Kensington locations
    Event

    Kensington Service Connections/Site Clean-ups

    August 14, 2026
    All Day
    Multiple Kensington locations
    map

    Service Connection/Site Clean-ups will occur today at these Kensington locations:

    • 800-811 E. Allegheny Avenue
    • 826 E. Allegheny Avenue
    • 3200 Shelbourne Street
    • 3100 Kensington Avenue
    • 3200 H Street (both sides)
    • 3200 E. Clementine Street (corner)
    • 1800 E. Clearfield Street
    • 1800 E. Orleans Street (both sides)
    • 2800 Ruth Street
    • 1800 E. Somerset Street (both sides)
    • 1839 E. Somerset Street
    • 400 E. Somerset Street (both sides)
    • 2814-2824 Kensington Avenue
    • 1800 E. Hart Lane (both sides)
    • 2855 Kensington Avenue
    • 1800 E. Cambria Street
    • 2700 Kensington Avenue (under bridge)
    • 2700 Emerald Street (under bridge)
    • 2000 E. Sterner Street
    • 2000 E. Silver Street
    • 2600 Kensington Avenue (Building 1801 across from El-Stop)
    • 2500 Kensington Avenue
    • 2600 B Street (both sides)
    • 3058-3063 Ruth Street

    Office of Homeless Services Encampment Resolution Team (ERT) staff members join the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services’s (DBHIDS) Homeless Street Outreach Team (Outreach) and the City’s Sanitation Department to conduct Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days.* OHS’s ERT staff schedules and leads service connection clean-ups at various selected outdoor encampment locations in Philadelphia.  
     
    How it Works  
     
    The teams post signs in advance to alert people living in tents, RVs, makeshift shelters, or none at all, on sidewalks, under bridges, in parks, empty fields, lots, etc., of upcoming service days. Each service day, the teams visit the encampment sites to offer individuals services, such as rides to a City intake center where staff can help find shelter space, Stranded Traveler Assistance, behavioral health, drug or medical treatment, and other similar services. The Sanitation Department team further assists by cleaning up accumulated trash.  
     
    * Service days are not the same as formal, encampment resolutions, which, while social services-led, involve many more City of Philadelphia departments and nonprofit partners and follow specific protocols regarding personal property storage, notification, and other requirements. 

  • Aug
    14
    Event
    OHS Service Connections/Site Clean-ups
    All Day
    Multiple locations
    Event

    OHS Service Connections/Site Clean-ups

    August 14, 2026
    All Day
    Multiple locations
    map

    A Service Connection/Site Clean-up will occur today at: 

    • 200 N. Camac Street
    • 8th and Vine Streets
    • 1900 Ranstead Street
    • 954 N. 43rd Street

    About Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days  

    Office of Homeless Services Encampment Resolution Team (ERT) staff members join the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services’s (DBHIDS) Homeless Street Outreach Team (Outreach) and the City’s Sanitation Department to conduct Service Connection/Site Clean-up Days.* OHS’s ERT staff schedules and leads service connection clean-ups at various selected outdoor encampment locations in Philadelphia.   

    How it Works  

    The teams post signs in advance to alert people living in tents, RVs, makeshift shelters, or none at all, on sidewalks, under bridges, in parks, empty fields, lots, etc., of upcoming service days. Each service day, the teams visit the encampment sites to offer individuals services, such as rides to a City intake center where staff can help find shelter space, Stranded Traveler Assistance, behavioral health, drug or medical treatment, and other similar services. The Sanitation Department team further assists by cleaning up accumulated trash.  

     *Service days are not the same as formal, encampment resolutions, which, while social services-led, involve many more City of Philadelphia departments and nonprofit partners and follow specific protocols regarding personal property storage, notification, and other requirements.  

  • Aug
    14
    Event
    Historical Commission monthly meeting
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Event

    Historical Commission monthly meeting

    August 14, 2026
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hours
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    map
    The Historical Commission will hold its Friday, August 14, 2026 meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029. Applicants, property owners, and the public may attend the meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, or remotely on the Zoom platform using your computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone.

    The meeting agenda, applications, nomination materials, and recent meeting minutes are available on the Historical Commission's Public Meetings page. The Historical Commission will consider adopting the minutes of its most recent meeting at the upcoming meeting. The advisory committee minutes are not formally adopted, but are considered drafts until reviewed by the Historical Commission at the meeting.

    To watch the meeting live on Zoom using your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click on the following link on August 14.
    Link: August 14, 2026 meeting
    Meeting Password: 010480

    To listen to the meeting live on the telephone, call this number on August 14.
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Meeting ID: 871 6949 1289#
    Participant ID: #
    Meeting Password: 010480#

    To offer written comments prior to the meeting, send an email to preservation@phila.gov. Written comments received before noon one business day prior to the meeting will be forwarded to the Commission members.

    After the meeting, you can watch a recording of the meeting (and other earlier meetings) on the Recordings page of the Historical Commission's website.

    For more information on the meeting, see the FAQs for Historical Commission's Meeting.
  • Aug
    14
    Event
    Historical Commission monthly meeting
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Event

    Historical Commission monthly meeting

    August 14, 2026
    9:00 am to 2:00 pm, 5 hours
    1515 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    map
    The Historical Commission will hold its Friday, August 14, 2026 meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Room 18-029. Applicants, property owners, and the public may attend the meeting in person at 1515 Arch Street, or remotely on the Zoom platform using your computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone.

    The meeting agenda, applications, nomination materials, and recent meeting minutes are available on the Historical Commission's Public Meetings page. The Historical Commission will consider adopting the minutes of its most recent meeting at the upcoming meeting. The advisory committee minutes are not formally adopted, but are considered drafts until reviewed by the Historical Commission at the meeting.

    To watch the meeting live on Zoom using your computer, tablet, or smartphone, click on the following link on August 14.
    Link: August 14, 2026 meeting
    Meeting Password: 010480

    To listen to the meeting live on the telephone, call this number on August 14.
    Telephone Number: 267-831-0333
    Meeting ID: 871 6949 1289#
    Participant ID: #
    Meeting Password: 010480#

    To offer written comments prior to the meeting, send an email to preservation@phila.gov. Written comments received before noon one business day prior to the meeting will be forwarded to the Commission members.

    After the meeting, you can watch a recording of the meeting (and other earlier meetings) on the Recordings page of the Historical Commission's website.

    For more information on the meeting, see the FAQs for Historical Commission's Meeting.
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