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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by creating an overlay district entitled "/WWA West Washington Avenue Overlay," to include certain areas of land within the vicinity of West Washington Avenue, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance creates the West Washington Avenue Overlay zoning district in an area bounded by specified streets near West Washington Avenue. Within this overlay, it prohibits several types of uses, including correctional and re-entry facilities, adult-oriented services, non-accessory parking, vehicle sales and services, moving and storage facilities, and junk and salvage yards.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
February 12, 2015
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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 14-500. Overlay Zoning Districts.

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§ 14-517. /WWA West Washington Avenue Overlay

Boundaries.

This overlay shall apply to the area bounded by Broad Street, Carpenter Street, 19th Street, Kimball Street, 23rd Street, Carpenter Street, 24th Street, Kimball Street, 25th Street, Ellsworth Street, 24th Street, Alter Street, 19th Street, Ellsworth Street, 18th Street, Alter Street, 17th Street, Ellsworth Street, 16th Street, Alter Street, 15th Street, and Ellsworth Street.

Use Regulations.

The following uses are prohibited in addition to those prohibited by the base zoning district within the /WWA Overlay.

(.1) Detention and Correctional Facilities

(.2) Re-Entry Facility

(.3) Adult-Oriented Service

(.4) Personal Credit Establishment

(.5) Non-Accessory Parking

(.6) All uses in the Vehicle and Vehicular Equipment Sales and Services Use Category (see § 14-601(8))

(.7) Moving and Storage Facilities

(.8) Junk and Salvage Yards and Buildings

(.9) Trucking and Transportation Terminal

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  3. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing notices sent

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass