PASSED

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s R-5 residential zoning rules. For new construction with building permit applications filed after June 5, 2002, it sets minimum lot dimensions at 29 feet wide and 2,610 square feet, and requires semi-detached homes to have a side yard at least 12 feet wide; other properties retain the previous 25-foot, 2,250-square-foot lot minimums and 8-foot side-yard requirement.

Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-200 entitled "Residential Districts" by amending Section 14-206 entitled "R-5" Residential District, by making certain technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.