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TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION
TITLE 3. AIR MANAGEMENT CODE
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
TITLE 4.1. ELECTRICAL CODE
TITLE 4.2. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
TITLE 5. FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE
TITLE 7. HOUSING CODE
TITLE 8. PLUMBING CODE
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
TITLE 11. STREETS
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
TITLE 15. PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
TITLE 18. COMMERCE AND AVIATION
TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
TITLE 20. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE
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(2)   Use Regulations.
Uses are allowed in SP-INS districts in accordance with Table 14-602-4. Multiple principal uses and principal structures are allowed on a single lot in the SP-INS district.
(3)   Area Regulations.
(a)   District Area and Boundaries.
An SP-INS district must contain at least five acres of contiguous land area.
(b)   Gross Floor Area.
The gross floor area of all buildings may not exceed four hundred percent (400%) of the total area of the SP-INS district, exclusive of streets.
(c)   Occupied Area.
Not more than seventy percent (70%) of the SP-INS district area, exclusive of streets, may be occupied by buildings.
(d)   Yards. 300
No front, side, or rear yards are required in this district, provided that, if an SP-INS-zoned lot is adjacent to a lot in a Residential district, the minimum required front setback for a building or portion of a building located on the SP-INS lot shall be the minimum front setback required in the most restrictive adjacent Residential district.

 

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   Amended, Bill No. 130060 (approved April 2, 2013); amended, Bill No. 210075 (approved March 29, 2021).
(4)   Height and Massing Regulations.
(a)   There are no height or massing regulations in this district, except as provided in § 14-404(4)(b) below.
(b)   If an SP-INS-zoned lot is adjacent to a lot in a Residential district, the maximum permitted building height for a portion of a building in the SP-INS district located within 50 ft. of that residential lot line shall be 20 ft. greater than the maximum permitted building height in the most restrictive Residential district adjacent to that portion of the lot. 301

 

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   Amended, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013).
(5)   Off-Street Parking.
(a)   At least one off-street parking space must be provided for each 4,000 sq. ft. of cumulative gross floor area of buildings in the district.
(b)   In SP-INS districts with a total contiguous land area of less than 40 acres, required off-street parking areas must be located within 1,000 ft. of the building or buildings that they are proposed to serve. In SP-INS districts with a total contiguous land area of 40 acres or more, required off-street parking areas must be located within 2,000 ft. of the building or buildings that they are proposed to serve.
(6)   Off-Street Loading.
Off-street loading must be provided, in accordance with the commercial district loading requirements of § 14-806 (Off-Street Loading), for the cumulative gross floor area of the buildings within the SP-INS district area established after March 1, 1978.
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