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
CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
§ 14-522. [Reserved.]
/WAH, Warrington Affordable Housing Overlay District.
(1) Applicability.
The /WAH, Warrington Affordable Housing Overlay District shall apply to lots with more than 50,000 sq.ft. of land area, in the area bounded by Warrington Avenue, 50th Street, Springfield Avenue, and a Railroad Right-of-Way.
(2) Accessory Parking.
Accessory Parking lots shall be permitted.
(3) Landscaping.
(a) The provisions of § 14-803(5) (Parking Landscape and Screening) shall not apply to eligible properties within the /WAH Overlay District where the proposed development has an Occupied Area of 35% of the lot, or less.
(b) The following landscaping regulations for parking lots shall apply:
(.1) Where there is no structure located between a parking lot and a street frontage, the applicant shall provide a minimum 5-foot wide buffer. Such buffer shall consist of at least one shade tree per 20 linear feet and four shrubs per 20 linear feet and may include a fence up to six (6) feet in height.
(.2) Interior parking lots shall provide a landscaped area calculated as a minimum of five percent (5%) of the total area of all parking spaces and driveways that provide access to parking spaces and drive aisles.
(4) Vehicle Access Points.
Properties within the /WAH Overlay District, shall be permitted up to two, twenty-four (24) feet curb cuts on a single street frontage, on one street abutting the lot.
(5) The provisions of this § 14-522 (/WAH, Warrington Affordable Housing Overlay District) shall expire two years after becoming law.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
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