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By George C. Cressman, Bohler Engineering Navigating the Philadelphia approval &permitting process

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ontemplating a rede- velopment project in Philadelphia? With

but. There are many steps in the land development approval process, and mak- ing sure you have the right consultants (such as Bohler Engineering ) on the team can make all the difference, and even save you weeks or months on your overall schedule. Our firm fosters a team approach with our clients and all of the team professionals, guiding them through the process. We’ve developed great working relationships with many of the City’s reviewing agen- cies. Here are a few of the more critical steps in the

process, with which a great consultant should educate and assist you. Getting any lot line chang- es to a property (also known as a subdivision or lot con- solidation) involves coordina- tion with many city agencies. First, the City will require a plan prepared in accor- dance to their checklist, and reviewed and approved by the Survey District office that regulates the property lines in that portion of the city. There are five District Survey offices in the city. The next step is to submit the plan through the License and Inspection (L&I) office to obtain a zoning permit. Once you’ve secured a zoning per- mit, the new deed(s) need to be recorded with the Record Department. Also, you must get your new address(es) updated with the Office of Property Assessment (OPA), formerly known as the Bu- reau of Revenue and Taxes (BRT). Another important step to the approval process is coordinating with the Phila- delphia Water Department. Meeting the recently updat- ed stormwater regulations revolves around the total amount of earth disturbance that the development pro- poses, not the comparison between the impervious/per- vious ratios before and after development, which many people assume. New development and re- development that disturbs more than 15,000 s/f of earth is required to manage the first inch of stormwater run- off generated by the site. In general, this is a two-step process which entails first submitting a conceptual stormwater management plan (also known as ERSA - Existing Resource and Site Analysis) if you are over 5,000 s/f of earth dis- turbance, and then a full, technical stormwater design submission if you are over the 15,000 s/f of earth dis- turbance threshold. Bohler was recognized as one of the leading consultants by the PWD as one of “only a few engineering consultants I trust enough to know that their word is their bond.” Lastly, there is the Streets Department’s new Checklist #1 and #2 processes that were introduced on April 1, 2014. continued on page 26C

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George Cressman

the City’s approval process is critical to adhering to your budget and scheduling goals. Many people think that this process is a straight line, but in fact it is usually anything

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