Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-600, entitled "Use Regulations," by amending use standards for historically designated properties and making related changes; all under certain terms and conditions.

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 14-600. USE REGULATION

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§ 14-602. Use Tables.

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(7) Exception to Use Tables for certain Historic Structures

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(c) Limitations.

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(.6) Notwithstanding any exception under subsection (b), for any structure located within a Residential Single-Family Detached (RSD) zoning district, the minimum lot area required per dwelling unit is 50% of the minimum lot area for that zoning district, provided that, whenever the calculation of permitted number of dwelling units results in a fraction of a dwelling unit, then the number of permitted dwelling units shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

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SECTION 2. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

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