Empowering our community

The next DPCA meeting will be via Zoom:  
Thursday April 17 ,  7:00PM .
 Invitation is below 

Together We Make a Difference

Dearnley Park Civic Association, Meeting 
April 17 , 7- 9 PM 
7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83270720351?pwd=UzodM6eDweDQymQx9SFeapSWxrPzqe.1

Meeting ID: 832 7072 0351 Passcode: 667878
 
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 Hearing for  7330 Ridge Avenue was continued. No information is available on rescheduling. 


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


The Webinar ID was: 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 was revised since the last public meeting held to discuss this project on July 9, 2024.    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. 

 The hearing was continued and  no information is available.



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 April 17  at 7:00 PM 
Agenda to be announced. 

Topic: Dearnley Park Civic Association, Meeting , Apr 17 , 7- 9 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83270720351?pwd=UzodM6eDweDQymQx9SFeapSWxrPzqe.1 

Meeting ID: 832 7072 0351 Passcode: 667878
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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 April 17  at 7:00 PM .  Special meetings may occur if circumstances arise.  

Services

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. 

Testimonials

Contact


 dearnleyparkcivic@gmail.com

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