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Amending Section 14-513 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District" by exempting certain districts from ground floor use requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance changes Philadelphia’s Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District rules for ground-floor uses. Buildings along a primary frontage in RSA, RSD, RM, RTA, or SP-PO zoning districts are exempt from the requirement to include an allowed active use, such as retail, commercial services, offices, public or civic uses, or enclosed public space, on the ground floor.

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Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 14, 2026
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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:

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TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING

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CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS

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§ 14-513. /TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District.

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(4) Use Regulations.

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(b) Active Ground-Floor Uses. [If permitted under the base zoning district,]

Except in any RSA, RSD, RM, RTA, or SP-PO district,

at least one of the following uses

, which use must be permitted under the base zoning district,

is required on the ground floor of any building along the primary frontage

:

(.1)

Retail sales;

(.2)

Commercial services;

(.3)

Public, civic, and institutional uses;

(.4)

Office uses; or

(.5)

Enclosed public space, enclosed gardens, public rooms, through-block connections.

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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

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Explanation:

Italics

indicate new matter added.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

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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

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

  3. Committee on Rules

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