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(a) Purposes.
The /NCP, North Central Philadelphia Overlay district is established to help:
(.1) preserve and protect the area from the conversion of houses into multi-family buildings that have the potential to destabilize the area;
(.2) sustain and promote single-family residential uses;
(.3) prevent declining property values;
(.4) discourage nonresidential parking as a main use; and
(.5) foster the preservation and development of this section of the City in accordance with its special character.
The Subarea A /NCP district regulations apply to all residentially-zoned properties within the following areas, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only:
(.1) Beginning at its northwest boundary and proceeding east, the area bounded by Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 12th Street, Oxford Street, 11th Street, Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 9th Street, Master Street, 11th Street, Stiles Street, 12th Street, Flora Street, and 13th Street.
(.2) All properties fronting on the west side of 13th Street between Jefferson Street and Oxford Street.
(.3) The area bounded by 13th Street, Susquehanna Avenue, 11th Street, and Diamond Street.
(.4) The area bounded by Girard Avenue, Watts Street, Parish Street, Park Street, Brown Street and 12th Street. 475
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The following uses are prohibited in the Subarea A /NCP district:
(.1) Two-family buildings;
(.2) Multi-family buildings;
(.3) Rooming houses;
(.4) Boarding houses;
(.5) Housing, not owner-occupied, for students (as defined by § 14-203(325) (Student)); and
(.6) Fraternity and sorority houses.
Notes
| 474 | Amended, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013). |
| 475 | Added, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013). |
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The Subarea B /NCP district regulations apply to all RM-1 lots within the area bounded by 20th Street, Sedgley Avenue, Margie Street, Glenwood Avenue, 20th Street, Cumberland Street, 20th Street, Master Street, Ridge Avenue, College Avenue, 20th Street, Girard Avenue, 9th Street, and Lehigh Avenue, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
/NCP, Subarea B (Applies to RM-1 lots only)
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(b) Permitted Number of Dwelling Units.
A minimum 425 sq. ft. of lot area is required per dwelling unit. Whenever the calculation of permitted number of dwelling units results in a fraction of a dwelling unit, then the number of permitted dwelling units shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
(c) Required Parking.
Parking shall not be required for the first three dwelling units, and thereafter, shall be required at a ratio of three parking spaces for every ten dwelling units.
(.1) All signs located on a property advertising the availability of rental units shall be removed within seven (7) days following the rental, lease, or occupancy of the last available unit in the property.
(.2) No such sign shall be artificially illuminated.
(.3) The erection of such signs on properties upon which there are no vacancies is prohibited.
(.4) No such sign shall exceed a maximum gross area of 25 sq. ft.
Notes
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| 479 | Added, Bill No. 130655 (approved December 4, 2013). |
The Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District shall consist of all lots, except for lots zoned I-P, located in the area bounded by Allegheny Avenue; the pierhead line of the Delaware River, as established by the Secretary of War on September 10, 1940; Oregon Avenue; and the east side of Interstate 95, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
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For the purposes of this § 14-507, "river access streets" shall mean the following streets:
(a) Dickinson Street.
(b) Washington Avenue.
(c) Christian Street.
(d) Race Street.
(e) Callowhill Street.
(f) Spring Garden Street.
(g) Frankford Avenue.
(h) Columbia Avenue.
(i) Tasker Street.
(j) Mifflin Street.
(k) South Street.
(l) Walnut Street.
(m) Market Street.
(n) Chestnut Street.
(o) Berks Street. 482
Notes
| 481 | Subsections (3)(i) through (3)(n) added, Bill No. 181064-A (approved May 15, 2019). |
| 482 | Added, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019). |
(a) Non-accessory surface parking lots are prohibited on lots with frontage on Delaware Avenue, Christopher Columbus Boulevard, or a river access street.
(b) Uses in the vehicle and vehicular equipment sales and services category are prohibited, except that: 483
(.1) For lots in the I-1, I-2, or I-3 zoning district, uses in the vehicle and vehicular equipment sales and services category shall be permitted as otherwise indicated in Table 14-602-3 (Uses Allowed in Industrial Districts).
(.2) Personal vehicle sales and rental shall be permitted west of Delaware Avenue or Christopher Columbus Boulevard provided that:
(.a) The use is an automobile showroom in an enclosed structure; and
(.b) Service areas for vehicle repair and maintenance shall be prohibited.
(.1) The standards of this subsection (c) shall apply to lots that are both (i) located in the CA-1, CA-2, CMX-1, CMX-2, CMX-2.5, CMX-3, CMX-4, CMX-5, IRMX, or ICMX zoning district; and (ii) have frontage along any streets and watercourses identified in subsections (.a) through (.d), below. These standards shall only apply to the frontage along such streets and watercourses; provided that, where a lot fronts on two or more of such streets or watercourses, this requirement shall apply only to the longest such building frontage.
(.a) A river access street, as set forth in § 14-507(3), above.
(.b) Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Delaware Avenue between Tasker Street and Spring Garden Street;
(.c) Delaware Avenue between Spring Garden Street and Berks Street; or
(.d) The Delaware River between Washington Avenue and Spring Garden Street.
(.2) One or more of the uses specified in subsection (d), below, shall occupy at least forty percent (40%) of the length of the ground floor of the building frontage.
(.3) No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the length of the ground floor of the building frontage may be occupied by uses other than household living or those specified in subsection (d).
(.4) No provision of this subsection (c) shall require or permit a use not otherwise permitted on the lot.
(.1) Retail sales;
(.2) Commercial services;
(.3) Eating and drinking establishments;
(.4) Lobbies associated with multi-family household living, visitor accommodations, live theaters, movie theaters, or structured garages;
(.5) Libraries and Cultural Exhibits;
(.6) Post offices;
(.7) Public open space, enclosed public space, enclosed public gardens, public rooms, through-block pedestrian connections;
(.8) Entrances to public transit stations;
(.9) Personal vehicle sales and rental, as provided in subsection (b), above.
Notes
| 483 | Amended, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019). |
| 484 | Amended, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019). |
| 485 | Amended, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019). |
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