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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
PREFACE: BILL NO. 110845
CHAPTER 14-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 14-200. DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 14-300. ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 14-400. BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
§ 14-501. General.
§ 14-502. /CTR, Center City Overlay District.
§ 14-503. /NCA, Neighborhood Commercial Area Overlay District.
§ 14-504. /NCO, Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District.
§ 14-505. /ENV, Environmental Preservation Overlay District.
§ 14-506. /NCP, North Central Philadelphia Overlay District.
§ 14-507. /CDO, Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District.
§ 14-508. /DRC, Delaware River Conservation Overlay District.
§ 14-509. /CAO, City Avenue Overlay District.
§ 14-510. /WWO, Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District.
§ 14-511. /AHC, Airport Hazard Control Overlay District.
§ 14-512. /ANC, Airport Noise Compatibility Overlay District.
§ 14-513. /TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District.
§ 14-514. /FNE, Far Northeast Overlay District.
§ 14-515. /NE, Northeast Overlay District.
§ 14-516. /WST, West Overlay District.
§ 14-517. /UED, Urban Experiential Display Overlay Control District.
§ 14-518. /WWA, West Washington Avenue Overlay District.
§ 14-519. /ECO, East Callowhill Overlay District.
§ 14-520. /NDO, Ninth District Overlay District.
§ 14-521. /STM, St. Mary's Master Plan Overlay.
§ 14-522. /WAH, Warrington Affordable Housing Overlay District.
§ 14-523. /IMA, Industrial and Manufacturing Area Overlay District.
§ 14-524. /FDO, Fourth District Overlay District.
§ 14-525. /SNM, South Ninth Street Market Overlay District.
§ 14-526. /AME, American Street Overlay District.
§ 14-527. /SMH, South Philadelphia Municipal Hub Overlay District.
§ 14-528. /TSO, 30th Street Overlay District.
§ 14-529. /VDO, Fifth District Overlay District.
§ 14-530. /EDO, Eighth District Overlay District.
§ 14-531 /HHC, Heliport Hazard Control Overlay District.
§ 14-532. /GAO, Girard Avenue Overlay District.
§ 14-533. /MIN, Mixed Income Neighborhoods Overlay District.
§ 14-534. /AHP, Affordable Housing Preservation Overlay District.
§ 14-535. /YOD, Yorktown Neighborhood Overlay District.
§ 14-536. /NHO, Nehemiah Homes Overlay District.
§ 14-537. /NBO, Nelson Brown People's Village Overlay District.
§ 14-538. /CGC, Cobbs Creek Golf Course Overlay District.
§ 14-539. /EOD, East Poplar Overlay District.
§ 14-540. /NIS, Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District.
§ 14-541. /RAN, Ridge Avenue Neighborhoods Overlay District.
§ 14-542. /PAK, Packer Avenue Overlay District.
§ 14-543. /PCH, Philadelphia Chinatown Overlay District.
CHAPTER 14-600. USE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 14-700. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
CHAPTER 14-800. PARKING AND LOADING
CHAPTER 14-900. SIGNS
CHAPTER 14-1000. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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)   Subarea B.  477
(a)   District Boundaries.  478
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.
(d)   Temporary Real Estate Sign Regulations. 479
(.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

477
   Added, Bill No. 120656-AA (approved February 6, 2013); former subsection (2) deleted and former subsection (3) renumbered, Bill No. 210469 (approved July 15, 2021).
478
   Amended, Bill No. 210469 (approved July 15, 2021).
479
   Added, Bill No. 130655 (approved December 4, 2013).
§ 14-507. /CDO, Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District. 480

 

Notes

480
   Amended, Bill No. 120431 (approved June 27, 2012), effective August 22, 2012; repealed and new section added, Bill No. 130274 (approved June 25, 2013).
(1)   Purpose.
The Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District is intended to connect the public and neighborhoods to the waterfront; promote sound economic development; preserve and create jobs; support diverse, walkable neighborhoods; and preserve and renew historic and natural resources.
(2)   District Boundaries.
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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(3)   River Access Streets. 481
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).
(4)   Uses.
(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.
(c)   Ground Floor Use Requirements. 484
(.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.
(d)   Active Ground Floor Uses. 485
(.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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