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Amending Section 14-1637 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Avenue Regional Center and City Avenue Village Center Special District Controls," including by making changes relating to minimum spacing and buffer areas, all under certain terms and conditions.

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Status
Enacted
Type
Bill
Introduced
September 17, 2009

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 14-1637 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

§ 14-1637. City Avenue Regional Center and City Avenue Village Center Special District Controls.

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(12) Building Bulk and Spacing.

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(d) For buildings over 200 feet in height, up to 300 feet in height, the [maximum building dimension in any direction shall be 200 feet. The] maximum building diagonal dimension shall be 210 feet. Minimum spacing between the building and another building between 200 feet and 300' high shall be 300'. Minimum spacing between the building and another building between 120 feet and 200' high shall be 200'. Minimum spacing between the building and another building between 65 feet and 120 feet shall be 100'.

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(f) Minimum spacing between buildings requirements shall not apply [to]

when the two adjacent buildings are any of the following:

college or university uses or

in

Institutional Development Districts.

(13) Buffer Area. Where a development abuts a residential use in a residential zoning district (regardless whether a street separates the development from the residential use), there shall be a buffer area [along the district boundary line within the District]

between the development and the residential use

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(a) Regional Center. The depth of this buffer shall be at least twenty (20) feet.

[Where the district boundary line is the center of a street or at a street line, there shall be a twenty (20) foot wide planted landscape area along the setback line in the District between the building and street lot line.]

(b) Village Center. The depth of the buffer shall be at least ten (10) feet.

(c) The buffer area shall be planted with street trees and shrubs.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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  1. Council ActionMAYOR

    SIGNED

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  2. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    PASSED

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    Pass17 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
    Official action detail

    A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

    Member votes

    MemberVote
    Anna Cibotti VernaYes
    Bill GreenYes
    Blondell Reynolds BrownYes
    Brian J. O'NeillYes
    Curtis Jones, Jr.Yes
    Darrell L. ClarkeYes
    Donna Reed MillerYes
    Frank J. DiCiccoYes
    Frank RizzoYes
    Jack KellyYes
    James F. KenneyYes
    Jannie L. BlackwellYes
    Joan L. KrajewskiYes
    Maria D. Quiñones-SánchezYes
    Marian B. TascoYes
    W. Wilson Goode, Jr.Yes
    William K. GreenleeYes

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    Council ActionCITY COUNCIL

    READ

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  3. 3 procedural actionsCITY COUNCIL
    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL

    Pass
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    A motion was made by Councilmember Kenney that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

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    ProceduralCITY COUNCIL

    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

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  4. 3 procedural actionsCommittee on Rules
    ProceduralCommittee on Rules

    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED

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  5. UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Jones that this matter be Introduced. The motion carried unanimously.

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