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Committee advances zoning change at 5751 N. Broad to allow urgent care
Summary
Bill 250,706 would change zoning at 5751 North Broad Street from CMX‑2.5 to CMX‑3 to facilitate an urgent care facility. The Planning Commission witness said staff will recommend approval and the Committee on Rules reported the bill with a favorable recommendation and suspended rules for first reading.
The Committee on Rules voted to report Bill 250,706 with a favorable recommendation and to suspend the rules to permit first reading, advancing a zoning change that would allow an urgent care facility at 5751 North Broad Street.
Paula Brumbelow Burns, director of legislation for the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, testified that Bill 250,706, introduced on 09/11/2025 by Councilmember Phillips, would change zoning in the area bounded by Grange, Park and Chu Avenues and Broad Street in the Holmesburg/Upper North neighborhood from CMX‑2.5 to CMX‑3 for the property at 5751 North Broad Street.
Brumbelow Burns said the zoning change “will facilitate a new urgent care facility that will serve the surrounding neighborhood” and that Planning Commission staff planned to recommend approval at its public meeting on 10/16/2025. Councilmember Scuola moved to report the bill with a favorable recommendation and to suspend rules for first reading; the motion was seconded and the ayes carried. The committee record shows a voice vote; no roll‑call tally was provided.
The bill, if adopted by the full Council, would change allowable commercial mixed‑use density at the specified address to accommodate the proposed urgent care use. The hearing record contains no public opposition testimony on this bill.
