Philadelphia Zoning Question

[Yvette Chung]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking at multi-families within the Philadelphia county for a week now, particularly, I am focusing on Wynnefield/Germantown/potentially west Philly areas as I have a limited budget to work with.

Some of the properties I looked at are listed as RSA3, RSA5 (And i verified this on Philadelphia's interactive zoning map website too). Does it mean those properties are not legally zoned as MFH? Some properties i saw did have RM-1 zoning - does that mean I won't have to worry about it not being a legal MFH?

Are there any other things that I need to consider and/or pay attention to when looking at MFH?

Thank you in advance for your help!

[Gabriel Saffioti]

Also check the City's online Zoning Archive where all the history of the buildings permits and prior use and occupancy usually is located. It is a wealth of information. Do your due diligence - http://www.phila.gov/zoningarchive/