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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 14-200. DEFINITIONS
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§ 14-203. Definitions.
For purposes of this Zoning Code, the following definitions shall apply; words, phrases, and terms not defined herein, but defined in Title 4 (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), shall be construed as defined in Title 4.
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(154)
Impervious Ground Cover.
Any building, pavement, or other material that substantially bars the natural infiltration of surface water into the soil. Manufactured materials
that meet the Water Department’s design standards
[demonstrated to be pervious] shall not be considered impervious ground cover. [The Commission may promulgate regulations regarding the types of cover that may be considered impervious, consistent with the intent of this definition.]
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CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
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§ 14-510. /WWO, Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District.
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(5) Setbacks from Watercourses.
(a)
There shall be no new impervious ground cover constructed or erected within 200 ft. of the bank of a stream or within 50 ft. of the center line of a swale within the /WWO overlay district. Streams and Swales that have been buried in sewer
or in embedded culverts,
[pipe, or in an artificial, concrete and stone channel,] shall be excluded.
(b) For the purposes of this section, § 14-510. /WWO, Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District, the following terms are defined:
(.1) Culvert
A tunnel, typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railroad.
(.2) Sewer
An underground conduit for carrying drainage water and waste material.
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
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