Empowering our community

The next DPCA meeting will be via Zoom:  
Wednesday February 19 ,  7:00PM .
 Invitation is below 

Together We Make a Difference

Next ZBA hearing for 7330 Ridge Avenue :
February 26 at 2:00PM
 Hybrid meeting ; see below for the meeting ID and Passcode. 
Membership Fees 
Household membership $20 per year
Business membership $ 50 per year

To be eligible to join DPCA, you must be a resident of Dearnley Park and/or operate a business that is located in Dearnley Park . Fees should be paid by check or money order, and made payable to Dearnley Park Civic Association. 

Send checks to Val Hallman, Treasurer, Dearnley Park Civic Association, 7511 Lawn Street, Philadelphia PA 19128. 
Please include the following information: 
Your name, address, phone number and email address which will be used for our mailing list only.

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ZBA Public Hearing ( continued )  for 7330 Ridge Avenue proposal for 12 single family houses was continued and will resume on Wednesday February 26 at 2:00 PM. 


At 7330 RIDGE AVE, Philadelphia, PA 19128-3231THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, under the authority of the PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE, invites allinterested parties to observe and/or participate in a PUBLIC HEARING to be held online.
ZBA VIRTUAL MEETING
The meeting will be hosted on the Zoom platform and accessible to the publicover the internet (bit.ly/philazba) and by telephone (1-646-876-9923).

The Webinar ID is: 820 8829 2595  Password: 634842
For more detailed information regarding how to access the ZBA hearings, including how to participate by telephone and over the
internet, go to:
https://www.phila.gov/departments/zoning-board-of-adjustment/


  The design of this proposed project has been revised since the last public meeting held to discuss this project on July 9, 2024. This is a notice of upcoming PUBLIC MEETINGS to discuss the project described below. All Registered Community Organizations that have geographic boundaries containing the project property and all community members are welcome to attend.   Property Description: 7330 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128. The property is zoned Residential Single Family Detached - 3 (RSD-3) and located in the Open Space and Natural Resources- Steep Slope Protection area, the Fourth District Overlay District, the Narcotics Injection Site Overlay District and the Wissahickon Watershed Overlay. The project now proposes the new construction of twelve (12) single- family homes with twelve (12) accessory parking spaces. Refusals 

Please review the zoning posters for the date of the PUBLIC HEARING to be held by the City of Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment located a1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (or online, via Zoom) on the issue. The ZBA hearing date, along with hearing access instructions, can also be found at the ZBA hearing calendar site, here: https://www.phila.gov/zba/appeals-calendar. Application materials can be viewed by contacting the Applicant at the e-mail address noted above. Interested parties may appear at the Public Meeting or Virtual Public Hearing and speak on the matter or may file written comments by contacting the Applicant at the e-mail address indicated above.

 



DPCA votes overwhelmingly NOT to support the 7330 Ridge Avenue proposal 
 At the October 16 meeting of DPCA, a vote was taken by DPCA on the proposal by Terra Firma 7330 Ridge LLC to build 12 single family houses and 12 accessory parking spaces on the lot at 7330 Ridge Avenue.  DPCA members voted overwhelmingly NOT to support the project. 
Dearnley Park residents still have concerns about density, the close spacing ( 8' to 10 ') of the units,  parking, traffic circulation, vehicular access and especially  emergency vehicle access. The Planned Unit Development / HOA, non-union contractors and sub-standard wages, muddy streets from construction vehicles, trash collection, landscaping, tree removal, window design, water runoff, the cost of the units ( $700,000 + ) and middle-class access to housing in Roxborough, the integration of a cul-de-sac or turn-around within the development, and the Installation of a ‘right turn only’ sign at the central access road in the development were also part of the reason for us to vote not to support the project.  As the governing civic, DPCA’s opposition to the Terra Firma LLC proposal will be included at the ZBA resumptive hearing on December 17

If you oppose this proposal, for the above reasons
( too dense , poor traffic circulation that will be threat to public safety) , please send letters to the ZBA at rcozba@phila.gov  . The new deadline will be a date in January , to be announced ( three days before the continued hearing ). 
 
DPCA Officers elected
 Dearnley Park Civic Association officers were elected  at the  December 18 meeting of the civic. 
Our officers are :
President - Dot French 
Vice-President - Shavonne George 
Treasurer - Val Hallman 
                  Secretary - Cheryl Jarvis Johnson. 

The next meeting of DPCA is scheduled for Wednesday February 19 at 7:00 PM 
Agenda to be announced. 

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87593226386?pwd=tX3z2PO0xA4OKWeBYj5lW56noufDTF.1 
Meeting ID: 875 9322 6386 
Passcode: 493888 
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Dearnley Park Civic Association is dedicated to improving the quality of life in our local communities through advocacy and community service. We strive to bring together diverse groups to work on common goals and foster a stronger, more united neighborhood.



Join Our Mission
Become a force for positive change and preservation in our neighborhood. DPCA meetings are scheduled quarterly, on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00PM, via Zoom. The next meeting of DPCA will be held on February 19 at 7:00 PM .  Special meetings may occur if circumstances arise.  

Advocacy Programs

Shawmont School Library Fundraiser – Forwarded information and included web information https://www.givecampus.com/schools/TheFundfortheSchoolDistrictofPhiladelphia/a-new-chapter-begins-shawmont-elementary-s-library-renovation/?a=1

Community Cleanups

Aaron Couch , President of neighboring civic Residents of Shawmont Valley Association, invited members of DPCA to partner with RSVA in any upcoming community clean-up projects . These may target Shawmont and Umbria streets, and DPCA will support this initiative.

Geographic Boundaries 
Going in a clockwise loop: the geographic boundaries of the Dearnley Park Civic Association begin at the corner of Ridge Avenue and Shawmont Avenue;  down Ridge Avenue until Harmon Road; down Harmon Road and then along Fowler Street to Domino Lane; down Domino Lane to  Umbria Street and along Umbria until Shawmont Avenue; up Shawmont Avenue and back to Ridge Avenue.  
Statement of Purpose
Develop and maintain an informed community to 
support decisions that best serve our neighborhood.

Promote pride and unity in our neighborhood.

Support enhanced social and economic functioning of     
our neighborhood. 

Inform the community of future development in the 
neighborhood and support maintaining the historical structures and the green space of our community. 

  • Dearnley Park Philadelphia , United States
Local Links
The Roxborough Manayunk Wissahickon Historical Society  : rmwhs.org