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The provisions of this § 14-542, /PAK, Packer Avenue Overlay District, shall expire if a zoning permit has not been issued in connection with the area designated CMX-3 in the District within two years of the effective date of this Section.
The standards and regulations of the /PCH, Philadelphia Chinatown district, apply to all properties within CMX-3, CMX-4, CMX-5, and RMX-3 zoning districts located within the area bounded by Vine Street, Ninth Street, Cuthbert Street (Extended), 11th Street, Race Street, and 13th Street.
(a) Prohibited Uses.
The following uses shall be prohibited within this overlay:
(.1) Adult-Oriented Services;
(.2) Assembly and Entertainment;
(.3) Smoking Lounges;
(.4) Amusement Arcades;
(.5) Fortune Telling Service; and
(.6) Vehicle and Vehicular Equipment Sales and Service.
(b) Inclusionary Housing.
(.1) Developments that meet the definition of a Residential Housing Project under § 14-533(2) (Definition of Residential Housing Project) (excepting the limitation on location stated in § 14-533(2)(a)), must include on-site affordable dwelling units consistent with and subject to the requirements necessary to earn a floor area bonus at the Moderate Income level of affordability pursuant to § 14-702(7) (Mixed Income Housing), provided that no such bonus shall be earned for the provision of such units. Dwelling units constructed or with respect to which a zoning permit has been issued prior to the establishment of this Philadelphia Chinatown Overlay District shall not be included in any calculation pursuant to § 14-702(7)(b).
(.2) Any development that meets either of the following conditions will not be required to meet the requirements of subsection (.1), above:
(.a) The Department of Planning and Development has certified that fifty-one percent (51%) or more units will meet the definition of “Affordable Housing Property” under § 7-202(1); or
(.b) The Residential Housing Project is otherwise subject to a recorded instrument such that average monthly costs for all rental units may not exceed the standards described under § 14-702(7)(a)(.1)(.a).
(a) Retail and Commercial Space Controls.
Eating and Drinking Establishment uses may not occupy more than 3,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area.
(b) Building Heights.
(.1) The minimum building height shall be 25 feet.
(.2) For properties that are in CMX-3, CMX-4, and RMX-3 zoning districts, the maximum building height shall be 65 feet unless additional building height has been earned pursuant to § 14-702 (Floor Area, Height, and Dwelling Unit Density Bonuses), subject to the provisions of subsection (c), below.
(c) Bonus Eligibility.
(.1) No Floor Area or height bonuses may be earned except for those earned by meeting the requirements of § 14-702(7) (Mixed Income Housing).
(.2) A property may earn one or more bonuses pursuant to the provisions of § 14-702(7) (Mixed Income Housing) only by exceeding the requirements of § 14-543(3)(b) (Inclusionary Housing), above. Any unit used to satisfy the requirements of § 14-543(3)(b) may not be used to earn a bonus under § 14-702(7).
(.3) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 14-702(7)(c)(.1), properties in the /PCH, Philadelphia Chinatown Overlay District may take advantage of Mixed-Income Housing bonuses multiple times and may earn bonuses under both the low-income and moderate-income standards.
(.4) A property that earns a floor-area bonus pursuant to § 14-702 (Floor Area, Height, and Dwelling Unit Density Bonuses) shall also earn the equivalent height bonus pursuant to that Section. However, the affordable housing units provided may only be used to earn a single set of floor area and height bonuses.
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