| Jurisdiction Name: | Philadelphia |
| State/Province: | PA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 1,526,006 |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | Web |
| Policy type: | bill |
| Year: | 2012 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | CSA, access, agriculture, animal husbandry, animals, community garden, community supported agriculture, community supported farm, farm, farming, food access, food infrastructure, food production, food system, fruit, greenhouse, horticulture, infrastructure, land use, nursery, production, urban, urban agriculture, urban farming, vegetables, zoning, zoning code |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Philadelphia City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Philadelphia City Planning Commission |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | The zoning commission had a budget of $500,000 a year from FY9-FY12 |
| Funding Sources: | not available |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Bill repealed and replaced Title 14 of the Philadelphia Code (Zoning and Planning); new zoning code recognizes four subcategories of urban agriculture including animal husbandry, community garden, market or community-supported farm, and horticulture nurseries and greenhouses (see Zoning Code Chapter 14-601.11); permits urban agriculture and community gardens as-of right in most residential and commercial districts; permits animal husbandry in most industrial districts; allows the square footage of fresh food markets to not count against the maximum buildable area for development projects. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
