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Amending Section 14-1605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulated Uses," by providing for Special Regulated Uses, prohibiting such uses in the vicinity of certain residentially related uses, and designating overflow storage tanks as a special regulated use, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s zoning rules to classify sewage overflow tanks as a special regulated use. In the Sixth and Tenth Councilmanic Districts, these tanks may not be located within 1,500 feet of a residentially zoned district; tanks serving only one property are excluded.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 26, 2007
Sponsors
Brian J. O'NeillJLJoan L. Krajewski
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 14-1605 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

§ 14-1605. Regulated Uses.

(1) Legislative Findings. The Council finds that:

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(f) Certain uses are particularly inappropriate in or around residential neighborhoods and residentially related uses, because of, for example, deleterious health, safety or environmental effects.

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(3.1) Special regulated uses. The following uses are designated as special regulated uses:

(a) Sewage overflow tanks, for collection and storage of dilute sewage for a short period of time prior to release of the sewage to the treatment plant, but not including any tank used for collection and storage of sewage only from an individual property.

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(4.1) Additional prohibited conduct. Within the Sixth and Tenth Councilmanic Districts, no special regulated use shall be permitted:

(a) Within one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of any residentially zoned district (regardless of the actual uses contained therein).

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File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Reconsidered

  2. Council actionMAYOR

    Vetoed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  4. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing held

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  5. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing notices sent

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Recessed

  6. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing notices sent

  7. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred