Description
On the southeast corner of 8th and Manton, a condemned house was recently demolished. Woohoo!
But now, the dirt lot is being used for parking. Boo! This is not only creating a mess -- mud and dirt all over the street and sidewalk -- but also creating a hazard to pedestrians and an eyesore to neighbors.
I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure there is a permitting process that has to happen to turn a zoned residential property into a parking lot.
Further, I think there are some regulations about keeping empty lots fenced off.
So, this is a ZBA issue, an L&I issue, and a PPA issue.
I know I know, parking in South Philly, enforcement, blah blah blah. At least it's on record now.
4 Comments
ambiguator
As of April 10, 2012, There's now an orange cone in the middle of this lot.
Come on Philly, we can do better than that.
Melissa (Guest)
It is terrible! I was so happy when they finally tore the house down. A success I thought. We went from one dangerous eye sore to another. I wish I could say I was surprised. Philadelphia is my home, but the city is doing a terrible job keeping tax paying citizens that care about their community here!
Juliana
Hey, I try to help neighbors with their city service problems for the Daily News (you can see the stuff I write about here: philly.com/cityhowl ) -- maybe I can help? Could you give me a call at 215-854-5855 or email me at howl@phillynews.com? Thanks.
ambiguator
As of May 15, 2013, this vacant is still a dirt-patch parking lot.