Philadelphia Zoning Code Removes Residential Parking Requirements
On-site Parking spaces are no longer required for new residential dwellings units in Philadelphia's CMX-4 and CMX-5 Commercial Zoning Districts.
06.19.25
On June 13, 2025, Mayor Parker signed Bill No. 250524, which changed the Zoning Code to completely remove any requirement to provide on-site parking spaces for new residential developments in the CMX-4 and CMX-5 zoning districts. The longstanding Zoning Code provision of the CMX-4 and CMX-5 zoning districts required three (3) parking spaces for every 10 new residential dwelling units proposed in a newly constructed or expanded building.
This is a major development meant to spur and support residential development in the City’s major commercial corridor areas (where the CMX-4 and CMX-5 Commercial Zoning Districts are located). This removal of the residential parking requirements also trumps any on-site residential parking requirements in any applicable Special Control Overlay Districts within a CMX-4 or CMA-5 Zoning District.
If you have questions about how this applies to current projects or to projects under zoning application review, please contact Ron Patterson and Herc Grigos.
Co-author Ron Patterson is chair of the zoning & land use practice group at Klehr Harrison. Co-author Herc Grigos is co-chair of the Real Estate & Finance Department.