(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: 402
(.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. 403
(.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. 404
(.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

402
   Amended, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019).
403
   Amended, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019).
404
   Amended, Bill No. 190811-A (approved December 30, 2019).