THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING.
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CHAPTER 14-800. PARKING AND LOADING.
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§14-803. Motor Vehicle Parking Standards.
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(4) Parking Design Standards.
(a) Design Requirements for Surface Parking Lots
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(.5) Vehicle Access Points
Along any street frontage, a surface parking lot shall have no more than one curb cut for both ingress and egress, the maximum width of which shall not exceed 24 ft., or two one-way curb cuts the maximum width of which shall not exceed 12 ft., provided that the curb cuts shall not occupy more than 50% of the street frontage,
further provided, that these limitations shall not be applicable in the area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street
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(5) Parking Landscape and Screening.
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(e) Interior Landscape Requirements for Parking Lots.
(.1) A minimum 10% of the interior surface parking lot in all districts and off-street loading areas in all districts except I-2, I-3 and I-P, calculated as the total of area in all surface parking spaces and surface drive aisles, shall be planted with landscape,
provided, that in the area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street, not less than 5% of that area shall be planted with landscape
.
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CHAPTER 14-900. SIGNS.
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§14-904. Accessory Sign Controls.
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(2) Controls Applicable to Specific Zoning Districts.
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(a) Sign Controls Table 14-904-1.
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(.4) Special provisions relating to CMX-3.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Table 14-904-1, in
the area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street, regardless the number of buildings: the maximum number of free standing signs shall be one; the maximum area of the free standing sign shall be 200 sq. ft. per face, up to 2 faces; and the maximum height of the free standing sign shall be 27 feet.
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SECTION 2. Pursuant to Section 14-304(3) of The Philadelphia Code, the Philadelphia Zoning Maps are hereby amended by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land within an area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street, from the existing zoning designations indicated on Map A set forth below to the zoning designations indicated on Map B set forth below.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
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Explanation:
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