(.1) These steep slope protection standards shall apply to all site clearing and earth moving in all zoning districts located within the "Steep Slope Protection Area", as shown on the City of Philadelphia Steep Slopes Map maintained by the Commission. The steep slopes map shown below is for illustrative purposes only.
(.2) Applications for a permit under this Zoning Code that meet all of the following conditions are subject to prerequisite approval from the Commission per § 14-301(3)(c)(.1)(.j):
(.a) The application includes any land that is located within the "Steep Slope Protection Area" of the City of Philadelphia Steep Slopes Map;
(.b) The application proposes earth disturbance, site clearing, or additional impervious ground coverage that cumulatively affect more than 1,400 sq. ft. of land area; and
(.c) The application includes any land containing slopes of fifteen percent (15%) or greater.
(.3) In order to identify conditions described in (.a) through (.c) above, the City may require that the applicant submit a topographic survey, prepared by a licensed engineer or surveyor, confirming the locations of slopes of fifteen percent (15%) or greater, but less than twenty-five percent (25%) and twenty-five percent (25%) or greater, as well as a plan showing the limit of earth moving or site clearing activities.
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(b) Restrictions on Disturbance.
(.1) On those portions of the lot where the slope of the land is fifteen percent (15%) or greater but less than twenty-five percent (25%), site clearing or earth moving activities shall be permitted only in conformance with an earth moving plan described in § 14-704(2)(c) below.
(.2) On those portions of the lot where the slope of land is twenty-five percent (25%) or greater, no site clearing or earth moving activity is permitted.
Where an earth moving plan is required pursuant to any provision of this Zoning Code, that plan must be prepared by a professional engineer who is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania, in accordance with regulations approved by the Commission, and must set forth the measures by which erosion and sedimentation are to be controlled during the earth moving and construction process. Such plans shall be filed with and approved by the Commission before the Department may issue a zoning permit. A professionally-sealed earth moving plan must be maintained on site for the duration of earth moving and construction, and must be available for inspection by the City during normal business hours.
Notes
| 837 | Amended, Bill No. 200160 (approved October 15, 2020). |
| Subsection 14-704(2) - Recent Amendment | This subsection has been amended by Bill No. 240241 (approved June 12, 2024). |
| 838 | Amended, Bill No. 220418 (approved November 30, 2022). |
| 839 | Amended, Bill No. 210075 (approved March 29, 2021). |