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(a) Purpose.
The Wissahickon /NCO intends to protect the existing walkable and aesthetic character of the Wissahickon section of Philadelphia. Walkability serves the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens by providing human-scaled design, interesting and pedestrian friendly facades, and "eyes on the street", all in close proximity to useful commercial destinations, parks, and transit.
These blocks and streets were selected for their relatively intact historic pattern. The design of new buildings should be consistent with the character-defining features of this overlay district in terms of massing, vertical and horizontal articulation, fenestration proportions, and building materials.
The Wissahickon /NCO applies to properties in the area bounded by Henry Avenue, Hermit Street, Ridge Avenue, and the Wissahickon Creek, except for the parcels located in the /RAN Ridge Avenue Neighborhoods Overlay district, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
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(c) Zoning Regulations for Residential and Residentially-Zoned Structures.
These regulations shall apply to residentially-zoned properties and to properties permitted by L&I for exclusive residential use.
(.1) Building Setback line.
The front setback shall be no further from the street than the furthest front facade of the principal building on any abutting lots on the same blockface and shall be located no closer to the primary street than the closest front facade of the principal building on any such abutting lots. If all such abutting lots are vacant, then the setback range shall be based on the building that is closest to the subject property and on the same blockface. Where there are not a sufficient number of lots that meet these criteria to establish a front setback, the front setback shall adhere to the standards set by the underlying zoning district.
(.2) Building Height.
(.a) If at least one abutting lot on either side of a house contains only two stories of habitable space, the stories above the second story of the house shall:
(i) Be set back an additional eight ft. from the minimum required setback; or
(ii) Incorporate a front facade mansard roof with a minimum slope of 15 degrees measured from the vertical plane of the front facade and a maximum dormer width of 7 ft., aligned on-center with second story windows below.
(.b) In no instance shall the maximum height of a house be greater than any house on an abutting lot with the same frontage that contains three stories of habitable space.
(.3) Porches.
Porches are permitted on all blocks and may be located in the required front setback. Porches shall be required if at least one of the immediately abutting lots with the same frontage contains a porch. Porches shall be a minimum of 5 ft. in depth, as measured from the front wall of the enclosed main structure, out toward the front property line.
(.4) Parking.
(.a) Parking in the front yard shall be prohibited.
(.b) Vehicular entryways of private residence parking garages that front on any street shall be prohibited, except when all immediately abutting lots with the same frontage contain existing structures with such vehicular entryways. In such instances, a vehicular entryway of a private residence parking garage that fronts on a street shall be permitted, provided it complies with all other applicable standards of this Zoning Code.
(.c) Curb cut width shall be limited to 12 ft.
(d) Design Standards for Residential and Residentially-Zoned Structures.
These regulations shall apply to residentially-zoned properties and to properties permitted by L&I for exclusive residential use.
(.1) The principal building shall have a habitable room on the front of the first floor with at least one entryway and one window facing the street. A habitable room shall be defined as in the Property Maintenance Code, Section PM-202.0.
(.2) New utility meters and HVAC equipment located on frontages shall be screened with landscaping, fences, or walls. Any other utility structures and their conduits facing a frontage shall be painted to match the wall or otherwise have their visibility minimized. This provision shall not apply to satellite dishes less than one meter in diameter or window air conditioning units.
(.3) Flush mounted windows shall be prohibited. Sills shall project from the wall a minimum of two inches.
(.4) Impervious Surface Coverage and Landscaping.
(.a) At least seventy percent (70%) of the front yard shall be covered with pervious planted material. 468
(.b) A street tree is required, in accordance with requirements of the Streets Department and the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(.5) Materials.
(.a) For new construction, the following front facade materials shall be prohibited: vinyl siding, aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, stone veneer, metal panels, and synthetic stucco.
(.b) Retaining walls and garden walls located along a street frontage shall not be constructed of concrete masonry units (CMUs) unless capped and covered with stone, cultured stone, stucco, or brick.
(.c) Fences or fence walls located along a street frontage shall be iron, stone, cultured stone, stucco, brick, painted wood, or finished wood. Chain link and vinyl fences are prohibited on frontages.
(.d) Windows in masonry, brick, brick veneer, or stone veneer walls, with or without stucco veneer, shall be inset a minimum of three inches.
These regulations shall apply to commercially-zoned or residentially-zoned properties used for commercial purposes.
(.1) Store frontages shall have a zero-step entry at the front door.
(.2) Store frontages shall have minimum fifty percent (50%) clear glass on the facade between the area 2 ft. and 10 ft. above the sidewalk.
(.3) Awnings on store frontages, if provided, shall be a minimum of 3 ft. in depth, as measured from the front facade of the building to the curb line.
Notes
| 467 | Added, Bill No. 180509 (approved July 18, 2018). Enrolled bill numbered this as (7); renumbered by Code editor. |
| 467.1 | |
| 468 | Amended, Bill No. 200576 (approved January 20, 2021). |
| 469 | Enrolled bill numbered this as (c); renumbered by Code editor. |
(a) Purpose.
The Strawberry Mansion /NCO is intended to maintain the predominantly two- and three-story rowhome neighborhood character and architectural heritage of the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. The design of the new buildings shall be consistent with the character defining features of this overlay district, in terms of height, massing, rooflines or cornices, vertical and horizontal articulation, porch construction, fenestration proportions, and building materials.
The Strawberry Mansion /NCO applies to all lots in the area bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 29th Street, Dauphin Street, and 33rd Street, as shown on the following map ("Zone 1") for illustrative purposes only; to all lots in the area bounded by Dauphin Street, 29th Street, Norris Street, and 33rd Street, as shown on the following map ("Zone 2") for illustrative purposes only; to all lots in the area bounded by Norris Street, 29th Street, Sedgley Avenue, Montgomery Avenue, Conrail Right-of-Way, Oxford Street, and 33rd Street, as shown on the following map ("Zone 3") for illustrative purposes only; to all lots in the area bounded by 29th Street, York Street, and Sedgley Avenue ("Zone 4"); and to all lots bounded by Lehigh Avenue, Sedgley Avenue, York Street and 29th Street ("Zone 5").
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(c) Zoning Regulations for Residential and Residentially-Zoned Structures.
These regulations shall apply to residentially-zoned properties, regardless of use, and to properties permitted by L&I for exclusive residential use.
(.1) Building Height.
(.a) On lots with frontage on at least one street with a width greater than or equal to 50 ft. and less than 75 ft., the height of any new structure shall not exceed 35 ft.
(.b) On lots with no frontage on streets with a width greater than or equal to 50 ft., the height of any new structure shall not exceed 25 ft.
(.2) Porches.
(.a) Porches are permitted and may be located in the required front setback. Porches shall be required if at least one of the immediately abutting lots with the same street frontage contains a porch in the area between the front facade of the primary structure and the front lot line; if the closest structure on the same street frontage contains a porch in the area between the front facade of the primary structure and the front lot line; or if two structures on the same street frontage are of an equal distance to the lot and at least one such structure contains a porch in the area between the front facade of the primary structure and the front lot line.
(.b) If a porch is located in the area between the front facade of the primary structure and the front lot line on one or more immediately abutting lot on the same street frontage, porches must match the depths, widths, setback depth, and roof heights of at least one of such porch.
(.c) Porches shall be a minimum of 6 ft. in depth, measured as the distance from the front facade of the primary structure to the front lot line.
(.3) Roof Decks.
Roof decks and roof deck access structures shall be prohibited.
(.4) Height and Density Bonuses.
Height and density bonuses and dwelling unit density bonus shall not be available to properties within the Strawberry Mansion /NCO.
(.a) Building frontages that are more than 20 ft. wide must be broken up by offset planes, roofline variations, or other architectural features that may include bay windows.
(.b) Bay windows, whether used to satisfy subsection (.6)(.a) above or otherwise, shall be substantially consistent with the predominant design of bay windows that exist on the block face including, but not limited to, form, proportions of glazed area, and exterior materials.
(.c) Bay windows shall be prohibited on block faces wherein no existing structures include bay windows, except that bay windows shall be permitted on any building frontage that exceeds 20 ft. in width.
(.a) The vertical distance between the sidewalk and the bottom of the door threshold of the front entrance shall be no greater than that of the same measurement on any principal building that includes a front entrance on the same block face and that is located on an adjacent lot, not including any structures for which that measurement is less than one foot.
(.b) If there is no principal building that includes a front entrance on the same block face and that is located on an adjacent lot, then the vertical distance between the sidewalk and the bottom of the door threshold of the front entrance shall be no greater than that of the closest building that includes a front entrance on the same block face, not including any structures for which that measurement is less than one foot. If there is no such building, then there shall be no maximum vertical distance between the sidewalk and the bottom of the door threshold of the front entrance.
(d) Design Standards for Residential and Residential-Zoned Structures.
These regulations will apply to residential-zoned properties, regardless of use, and to properties that are permitted by L&I for exclusive residential use.
(.1) Materials.
(.a) For new construction or additions, including the construction of projecting bay or box windows, the following materials shall be prohibited on any facade that is visible from a public right-of-way: vinyl; stucco; horizontal aluminum; exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS); or concrete masonry units (CMU).
(.b) If the property is bounded by two or more streets, the facade materials along each street frontage shall be the same.
(.c) Fences and fence walls shall not be constructed of unfinished wood, vinyl, chain link, or concrete masonry units.
(.d) Retaining walls and garden walls located along a street frontage shall not be constructed of concrete masonry units unless capped and covered with stone, cultured stone, stucco, or brick.
(.e) Porches erected in the front yard shall not be constructed of unpainted, pressure treated wood or concrete masonry units.
(.2) Porch enclosures.
Porches at the front of the building shall not be enclosed to make interior living space, unless enclosed with at least eighty percent (80%) of the facade consisting of transparent glass.
(.3) Utilities.
New utility meters, HVAC equipment, located along building frontages shall be screened with landscaping, fences, or walls. Any other utility structures and their conduits facing a frontage shall be painted to match the wall or otherwise have their visibility minimized. This provision shall not apply to satellite dishes less than one meter in diameter or window air conditioning units.
(.4) Screening of Trash and Recycling Enclosures.
Trash and recycling enclosures visible from a public right-of-way shall be screened with landscaping, fences, or walls. Such enclosures shall be painted to match the wall of the residential building or otherwise have their visibility minimized.
(.5) Sheds.
Accessory storage sheds located in the front yard shall be screened with landscaping, fences, or walls.
Notes
| 470 | Added, Bill No. 200613 (approved January 27, 2021). Enrolled bill numbered this as (1); renumbered by Code editor. |
| 471 | |
| 472 | Added, Bill No. 220913 (approved January 10, 2023). Enrolled bill numbered this as subsection (.6); renumbered by Code editor. |
| 473 | Added, Bill No. 220913 (approved January 10, 2023). Enrolled bill numbered this as subsection (.7); renumbered by Code editor. |
(a) Applicability.
The boundaries of the Roxborough /ENV overlay district, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only, are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the Philadelphia- Montgomery County Line and Hagy's Mill Road (extended); then south 72 degrees 37 minutes one second east, the distance of 561 ft. and five and one-half in. to a point on Spring Lane; then south 39 degrees 28 minutes one second east, the distance of 66 ft. and four and three-eighths in. to a point on the northwesterly side of a 20 ft.-wide easement; then south 49 degrees 22 minutes 59 seconds west, along said easement, the distance of 845 ft. one and three-quarter in. to a point; then south 46 degrees 32 minutes 10 seconds west, the distance of 691 ft. and eight and three-eighths in. to a point; then south 44 degrees 41 minutes 14 seconds west, the distance of 432 ft. and four and one-third in. to a point; then north 76 degrees 46 minutes 23 seconds west, the distance of 29 ft. and five inches to a point; then south 50 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds west the distance of 24 ft. eight and one- eighth in. to a point; then south 32 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds east, the distance of 250 ft. and eight and one-eighth in. to a point; then south 57 degrees 31 minutes 14 seconds west, the distance of 278 ft. and three and five-eighths in. to a point; then south 32 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds east, the distance of 313 ft. and one-half in. to a point; then south 52 degrees 30 minutes zero seconds west, the distance of 857 ft. and seven and seven-eighths in. to a point; then northwestwardly on an arc of a circle curving to the right with a radius of 15,547 ft. and two and three-quarters in., the distance of 145 ft. and nine and five-eighths in. to a point; then continuing northwestwardly on an arc of a circle curving to the right with a radius of 1,585 ft. and seven and three-quarters in., the arc distance of 256 ft. and 11 and one-half in. to a point; then north 57 degrees 21 minutes seven seconds east, the radial distance of nine ft. and 11 and three-quarters in. to a point; then continuing northwestwardly on an arc of a circle curving to the right with a radius of 1,575 ft. and eight in., the arc distance of 227 ft. and five in. to a point; then north zero degrees 51 minutes 33 seconds west, the distance of 51 ft. nine and three-quarters in. to a point; then continuing northwestwardly on an arc of a circle curving to the right with a radius of 1,555 ft. and eight and five-eighths in., the arc distance of 102 ft. and 11 and seven-eighths in. to a point on the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line; then north 43 degrees 13 minutes 47 seconds east, along the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line, the distance of 2,805 ft. and zero in. to the place of beginning.
(b) Regulations.
(.1) The uses permitted in the Roxborough /ENV overlay district shall be restricted to natural resources preservation; except non-commercial urban agriculture shall be permitted within the boundaries of the community gardens existing on November 10, 2010 which are approximately located along the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line beginning at Hagy's Mill Road and which are depicted for illustrative purposes only on the following map.
(.2) Any increase in size of non-commercial urban agriculture uses beyond the boundaries of community gardens existing on November 10, 2010, depicted for illustrative purposes only on the following map, shall be prohibited.
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(a) Applicability.
The Fox Chase /ENV overlay district shall include the area bounded by Pennypack Creek, Pine Road, Shady Lane, and the Philadelphia-Montgomery County Line, generally known as Fox Chase Farm and shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
(b) Regulations.
The uses permitted in the Fox Chase /ENV overlay district shall be restricted to uses in the parks and open space use category, educational facilities and non-commercial urban agriculture uses.
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