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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.
(a)   Uses are allowed in SP-CIV districts in accordance with Table 14-602-4.
(b)   Multiple principal uses and principal structures are allowed on a single lot in the SP-CIV district.
(3)   Area Regulations.
(a)   Gross Floor Area.
The gross floor area of all buildings shall not exceed four hundred percent (400%) of the total area of the lot.
(b)   Occupied Area.
Not more than eighty percent (80%) of the lot area may be occupied by buildings.
(c)   Setbacks.
(.1)   Front.
(.a)   No front setbacks are required in this district, except as provided in § 14-409(3)(c)(.1)(.b), below.
(.b)   If an SP-CIV-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-CIV lot shall be the minimum front setback required in the most restrictive adjacent Residential district.
(.2)   Side.
No side setbacks are required. When side yards are provided, they must be a minimum of 8 ft. wide.
(.3)   Rear.
The required rear setback is the greater of 9 ft. or ten percent (10%) of lot depth.
(4)   Height Regulations.
(a)   There are no height restrictions in the SP-CIV district, except as limited by the other provisions of this Zoning Code, including § 14-409(4)(b), below.
(b)   If an SP-CIV-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-CIV 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.
(5)   Parking and Loading.
(a)   There shall be no minimum parking requirements, provided that, where parking is provided, it shall conform to the other requirements of Chapter 14-800, as if those provisions applied directly.
(b)   Off-street loading spaces must be provided in accordance with the commercial district regulations of § 14-806 (Off-Street Loading).
(6)   Signs.
(a)   Non-accessory signs must be in compliance with § 14-905 (Non-Accessory Signs).
(b)   Accessory signs shall comply with the CMX-3 sign controls set forth in § 14-904(2).
(c)   Building Identification Signs shall comply with § 14-904(3) (Building Identification Signs in CMX-4, CMX-5, IRMX, ICMX, I-1, and SP-CIV Districts).
(7)   Fences.  325
Fences shall be permitted in the SP-CIV district, provided that any fences must be in accordance with the regulations of § 14-706 (Fencing and Walls), as though they were located within a Commercial District, except that fences surrounding water treatment facilities, athletics fields, athletics courts, or other active recreational uses may be up to 15 ft. in height.

 

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   Amended, Bill No. 220915 (approved January 10, 2023).