GCCA Zoning membership application 2023

Thank you so much for your interest in joining the Garden Court Community Association's Zoning and Development Committee. As a reminder, our boundaries are 45th Street, Locust Street, 52nd Street, and Cedar Avenue. We have as many as five of our thirteen seats to fill and are looking for members who will bring a broad array of perspectives, experiences, and skills to the table. Please complete this application by 31 July 2023.

In August we will review applications and, depending on the number of submissions, conduct a few casual interviews. We expect a slate of members to be confirmed by the GCCA Board at its September meeting. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate them to send them to Jonas Maciunas, committee chair, at zoning@gardencourtca.org.

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* 1. First, have you read our post (linked here) about what the GCCA Zoning Committee is and why we're calling for new members?

Yes!

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* 2. Zoning Committee members must be GCCA members in good standing. Please confirm that you are by checking the box below. Click here to join if you're not!

Yes! I am a GCCA member in good standing.

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* 3. Please provide your contact information. To be eligible to join the committee, you must be a resident, business owner, or employed within the boundaries of Garden Court (45th, Locust, 52nd, Cedar).

Name *

Employer or business if not a resident

Address *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 4. Committee members must be at least 16 years old, and we try and maintain a range of age perspectives; how old will you be as of 9/1/21?

16 or 17

18-24

25-34

35-49

50-64

65+

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* 5. How long have you lived in:


Your current home	Your current home menu
Garden Court	Garden Court menu
West Philadelphia	West Philadelphia menu

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* 6. Do you rent or own your home?

Rent

Own

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* 7. What relevant experiences, skills, or knowledge would you bring to the committee? These can include, but don't need to be limited to, your profession or education. Lived experiences in our community (or faraway places!) improve our work together.

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* 8. Everybody gets interested in zoning for different reasons and a range of interests helps us in our work. Please indicate how important each of the following issues is to you.

	Not at all important	A little important	Somewhat important	Very important
Retail vitality	Retail vitality Not at all important	Retail vitality A little important	Retail vitality Somewhat important	Retail vitality Very important
Preservation/expansion of parking	Preservation/expansion of parking Not at all important	Preservation/expansion of parking A little important	Preservation/expansion of parking Somewhat important	Preservation/expansion of parking Very important
Adding more housing	Adding more housing Not at all important	Adding more housing A little important	Adding more housing Somewhat important	Adding more housing Very important
Preservation of historic character	Preservation of historic character Not at all important	Preservation of historic character A little important	Preservation of historic character Somewhat important	Preservation of historic character Very important
Design excellence of new construction	Design excellence of new construction Not at all important	Design excellence of new construction A little important	Design excellence of new construction Somewhat important	Design excellence of new construction Very important
Preventing new construction	Preventing new construction Not at all important	Preventing new construction A little important	Preventing new construction Somewhat important	Preventing new construction Very important
Street trees and front gardens	Street trees and front gardens Not at all important	Street trees and front gardens A little important	Street trees and front gardens Somewhat important	Street trees and front gardens Very important
Housing affordability	Housing affordability Not at all important	Housing affordability A little important	Housing affordability Somewhat important	Housing affordability Very important

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please affirm (by checking each box) the following basic committee member responsibilities and expectations.

I will be prepared for and participate in regularly scheduled meetings and special meetings that may be called when necessary. I understand that three unexcused absences in a calendar year warrant dismissal from the Committee at the Chair’s discretion.

I will be respectful, polite, and non-argumentative in all interactions with other Committee members and the community. While Committee members will necessarily have differing points of view, disagreements must focus on the issues and not on the character or motives of a person with an opposing point of view. I understand that the Chair may, after consultation with and approval of the Board of GCCA, remove a Committee member from the Committee for ongoing violations of these basic expectations.

I understand that committee decisions address complex issues that impact broad segments of the community; it is essential that we work cooperatively to resolve issues and I understand that committee decisions are made by a majority of a quorum (quorum defined as seven members present).

I will recuse myself from any vote in the case of any conflict of interest.

I will will do my part to attend ZBA, CDR or other hearings on the Committee’s behalf from time to time.

I will prepared to volunteer to take on other tasks as required by the work of the Zoning Committee.

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* 10. Finally, how did you learn about the opportunity to apply to the zoning committee?

word of mouth

GCCA email

A neighborhood organization other than GCCA

Facebook

Twitter

Physical Flyer

Other (please specify)