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TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING 1
Editor's note: To view the historical version of Title 14 (repealed as of August 22, 2012), please click here.
Preface: Bill No. 110845
§ 14-102. Citation and Title.
(2) Construction of Authority.
(3) Department of Licenses & Inspections.
(4) Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(2) Compliance Required.
(3) Property Owned, Leased, or Operated by Public Agencies.
§ 14-105. Relationship to Plan Documents.
(1) The Comprehensive Plan.
(2) Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.
(3) Adopted Plans Guide Discretionary Decisions.
(1) Zoning Districts.
(2) Official Zoning Map.
(1) Boundaries of Districts.
(2) Multiple Districts or Provisions.
(1) Conflict.
(2) Overlay Districts.
§ 14-109. Relationship to Private Agreements.
§ 14-110. Transition from Prior Regulations.
(1) Violations Continue.
(2) Approved Projects.
(1) Average Ground Level.
(2) Building Frontage, Width of.
(3) Diameter Breast Height (DBH).
(4) Gross Floor Area.
(5) Ground Floor.
(6) Height, Building or Structure.
(8) Lot Depth.
(9) Lot Frontage, Width of.
(10) Lot Width.
(11) Net Leasable Area.
(12) Occupied Area.
(13) Open Area.
(14) Public Plaza or Open Space.
(16) Separation or Spacing of Uses.
(17) Setback Line, Front or Building.
(18) Sight Triangle.
(19) Sign Area.
(20) Street Frontage, Width of.
(21) Story.
(22) Yard, Front (Depth of).
(23) Yard, Front (Width of).
(24) Yard, Rear (Area of).
(25) Yard, Rear (Depth of).
(26) Yard, Side (Width of).
(2) City Council.
(3) City Planning Commission.
(5) Department of Licenses and Inspections.
(6) Board of License and Inspection Review.
(7) Historical Commission.
(8) Art Commission.
(9) Streets Department.
(10) Water Department.
§ 14-302. Procedures Summary Table.
(1) Authority to File Applications.
(3) Application Fees.
(4) Consultations.
(6) Zoning Permits.
(9) Conditions on Approvals.
(10) Lapse of Permits and Approvals.
(11) Inactive Applications.
(13) Public Notice.
(16) Administrative Review
(1) Authority to Prepare and Adopt the Comprehensive Plan.
(2) Comprehensive and Other Plan Adoption.
(4) Amendments to Master Plans.
(6) Lot Adjustments.
(8) Designation of Historic Structure or District.
(9) Construction, Alteration, or Demolition in a Historic Area.
(2) Types of Nonconformities.
(5) Nonconforming Uses.
(6) Nonconforming Structures.
(7) Nonconforming Lots.
(8) Nonconforming Signs.
(9) Nonconforming Parking or Site Improvements.
(10) Reconstruction of Destroyed Structures.
(2) Allowed Uses.
(3) Dimensional Standards.
(4) Multiple Principal Uses and Buildings.
(5) RMX-1 and RMX-2 Master Plans.
(2) Use Regulations.
(4) Height and Massing Regulations.
(6) Off-Street Loading.
(7) Accessory Signs.
(8) Fences and Retaining Walls.
(9) Property Lines.
(10) Regulations Applicable to Germantown Avenue.
(4) Height Regulations.
(6) Parking Design.
(7) Off-Street Loading.
(8) Accessory Signs.
(9) Design Standards.
(10) Public Art.
(6) Off-Street Parking, Layout, and Access Conditions.
(8) Landscape Buffer.
(9) Accessory Signs.
(2) Designations.
(4) Area and Height Regulations.
(6) Signs.
(7) Fences.
(4) Setback/Build-To Regulations.
(6) Parking and Loading Regulations.
(7) Sign Regulations.
(8) Special Review Areas.
(9) Bulk and Massing Controls.
(10) Incentive Limitations.
(2) East Falls Neighborhood.
(4) Main Street/Manayunk and Venice Island.
(5) Logan Triangle.
(6) Ridge Avenue.
(7) Lower and Central Germantown.
(8) North Delaware Avenue.
(9) East Mount Airy.
(10) Spring Garden.
(3) Planning Commission Review.
(4) Historic District Designation.
(5) Queen Village.
(6) Overbrook Farms.
(8) Ridge Park Roxborough.
(9) Powelton Village.
(10) Wissahickon.
(2) Roxborough.
(3) Fox Chase.
(1) Subarea A.
(2) Subarea B.
(3) Subarea C.
(2) District Boundaries.
(3) River Access Streets.
(4) Uses.
(5) Open Area.
(6) Building Height and Gross Floor Area.
(7) Off-Street Parking.
(8) Prohibited Permanent Structures.
(9) Form and Design.
(10) Civic Design Review.
(11) Conflicting Regulations.
(12) Optional Special Standards, Review, and Exemptions.
(13) Frontages.
(3) District Boundaries.
(4) Wissahickon Watershed Overlay Map.
(5) Setbacks from Watercourses.
(6) Impervious Coverage Regulations.
(7) Earth Moving Plans.
(8) Certification and Enforcement.
(3) Height Restrictions.
(4) Nonconforming Uses.
(5) Variances.
(6) Conflicts.
(3) Subarea B.
(3) Sign Regulations.
(5) Approval Process.
(6) Art Commission.
(7) Department of Licenses and Inspections.
(8) Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
(9) Removal or Abandonment of a UED.
(3) Additional Standards for Lots Zoned CMX-3.
(3) Uses.
(4) Building Height.
(6) Open Area.
(7) Form and Design.
§ 14-520. /NDO, Ninth District Overlay District.
(2) Legislative Findings.
(3) Area and Form Regulations: Materials.
§ 14-522. /FAO, Frankford Academy Overlay District.
§ 14-523. /IMA, Industrial and Manufacturing Area Overlay District.
§ 14-524. /WOA, West Oregon Avenue Overlay District.
(3) Parking, Landscaping and Screening.
§ 14-525. /S9thSt Market, South Ninth Street Market Overlay District.
(2) Residential Use Category.
(3) Parks and Open Space Use Category.
(4) Public, Civic, and Institutional Use Category.
(5) Office Use Category.
(6) Retail Sales Use Category.
(8) Vehicle and Vehicular Equipment Sales and Services Use Category.
(9) Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage Use Category.
(10) Industrial Use Category.
(11) Urban Agricultural Use Category.
(2) Understanding the Use Tables.
(5) Industrial Districts.
(6) Special Purpose Districts.
(8) Exception to Use Tables for certain Historic Structures.
(1) Distributor of Malt or Brewed Beverages.
(2) Body Art Service.
(3) Building Supplies and Equipment.
(4) Cemetery.
(6) Take-Out Restaurants.
(7) Fresh Food Market.
(8) Vehicle Fueling Station.
(9) Junk and Salvage Yards and Buildings.
(10) Parking, Non-Accessory.
(11) Personal Care Home.
(12) Re-Entry Facility.
(13) Regulated Uses.
(14) Stables.
(15) Urban Agriculture.
(16) Wireless Service Facilities (Freestanding Towers).
(17) Wireless Service Facilities (Building or Tower-Mounted Antenna).
(18) Nightclubs and Private Clubs.
(19) Smoking Lounge.
(20) Medical Marijuana Dispensary.
(2) Private Residence Garages.
(3) Accessory Parking.
(4) Decks other than Roof Decks.
(5) Roof Decks.
(6) Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems.
(7) Solar Collectors.
(8) Satellite Dish Antennas.
(9) Accessory Agricultural Structures.
(10) Home Occupations.
(12) Trash and Recycling Storage Areas.
(13) Limited Lodging.
(14) Balconies.
(2) Residential District Dimensional Tables.
(3) Commercial Districts Dimensional Table.
(4) Industrial District Dimensional Table.
(5) CMX-4 and CMX-5 Bulk and Massing Controls.
(6) Exceptions to Dimensional Standards.
§ 14-702. Floor Area, Height, and Housing Unit Density Bonuses.
(5) Public Art.
(6) Public Space.
(8) Transit Improvements.
(9) Underground Accessory Parking.
(10) Green Building or Site.
(11) Trails.
(12) Street Extensions.
(13) Retail Space.
(14) Stormwater Management.
(15) Through-Block Connection.
(1) General Purpose.
(4) Attached Building Design Standards.
(5) Multi-Family Residential, Commercial, and Institutional.
(2) Steep Slope Protection.
(3) Stormwater Management.
(5) Waterfront Setbacks.
(1) On-Site Landscape and Tree Requirements.
(2) Street Tree Requirements.
(3) Installation and Maintenance of Landscape and Trees.
(2) Sight Triangles.
(3) Residential District Standards.
(4) Commercial District Standards.
(4) General Standards.
(5) Parking Area Lighting.
(6) Canopy Lighting.
(3) Subdivision General Design Standards.
(4) Subdivision Block and Lot Standards.
(5) Subdivision Street Standards.
(6) Subdivision Driveways and Easements.
(4) Use of Required Parking Areas for Parking Only.
(5) Rules of Parking Measurement.
(2) Required Parking in Residential Districts.
(3) Required Parking in Commercial Districts.
(4) Required Parking in Industrial Districts.
(5) Parking for Persons with Disabilities.
(6) Preferential Parking.
(7) Regulations Applicable to Specific Areas.
(8) Adjustments and Alternatives.
(9) Off-Site Parking.
(2) Parking Space, Drive Aisle, and Reservoir Space Standards.
(3) Mechanical Access Parking.
(4) Parking Design Standards.
(5) Parking Landscape and Screening.
(6) Electric Vehicle Supply Wiring.
(1) Required Bicycle Parking Spaces.
(2) Location of Bicycle Parking Spaces.
(2) Stacking Lanes.
(1) General Requirement for All Districts Except RMX-3, CMX-4, and CMX-5.
(2) RMX-3, CMX-4, and CMX-5 Districts.
(3) General Design and Access Standards.
(4) Adjustments to Loading Requirements
(1) Applicable to All Signs.
(2) Specific Sign Controls.
(3) Sign Regulation Applicability Decision Tree.
(1) Zoning Permit Required.
(2) Zoning Permit Not Required; Code Conformance Required.
(3) Zoning Permit Not Required; Code Conformance Not Required.
(3) Building Identification Signs in CMX-4, CMX-5, IRMX, ICMX, and I-1 Districts.
(4) Special Controls for Cobbs Creek, Roosevelt Boulevard, and Department of Parks and Recreation Land.
(2) Spacing Requirements.
(3) Distances from Residential District Property.
(4) Area Regulations.
(5) Height Regulations.
(6) Sign Face Regulations.
(7) Illuminated, Flashing, and Revolving Signs.
(8) Digital Billboards.
(9) Permitted Areas.
(10) Prohibited Areas.
(11) Regulations Applicable to the I-95 Acquisition Corridor.
(12) Permits.
(13) Signs and Their Supporting Structures.
(14) Nuisance, Unlawful, and Prohibited Signs.
(16) State Road.
(17) Magee Avenue.
§ 14-906. Market Street East Sign Regulations.
(1) District Boundaries.
(4) Criteria for Public Improvements.
(6) Accessory Digital News Ticker Signs.
(7) Sunset Provision.
(2) Exempt Provisions.
(1) Alter or Alteration.
(3) Construct or Construction.
(4) Contributing Building, Structure, Site or Object.
(5) Demolition or Demolish.
(6) Design.
(7) District.
(8) Historic Building.
(9) Historic District, Object, Site or Structure.
(10) Object.
(11) Public Interior Portion.
(12) Site.
(13) Structure.
(1) Criteria for Designation.
(3) Meetings.
(4) Planning Commission Comment.
(5) Amendment or Rescission of Designation.
(6) Register of Historic Buildings, Structures, Sites, and Objects.
(7) Designation of Public Interior Portions of Buildings.
(1) Building Permit Required.
(2) Building Permit Application Referral.
(3) Demolition Notice.
(4) Comment Review.
(5) Submission Requirements.
(6) Building Permit Application Review.
(2) Conformity to Permit Requirements.
(3) Maintenance Requirement.
(4) Ordinary Maintenance and Repair.
(1) L&I Regulations.
(Bill No. 110845)
Repealing Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," and replacing it with a new Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning"; and making conforming changes to the Zoning Maps of the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Council hereby re-adopts the legislative findings set forth at § 14-1605(1) (Regulated Uses) and § 14-1604(1) (Outdoor Advertising and Non-Accessory Advertising Controls) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law.
SECTION 3. A new Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," is hereby adopted, to read as set forth in Exhibit "A" hereto.
SECTION 4. The Zoning Maps of the City of Philadelphia are hereby amended as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), below, the zoning district for all lots for which the zoning district designation is currently as set forth in the column labeled "Previously Known As" in Tables 14-401-1, 14-402-1 or 14-403-1 of Chapter 14-400 of The Philadelphia Code, as amended by Section 3 of this Ordinance, is hereby designated as set forth in the corresponding row of the column labeled "District Name" in said Tables. The Zoning Maps shall reflect the foregoing designations by use of the corresponding map symbol set forth in the corresponding row of the column labeled "Map Symbol."
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), below, the zoning district for all lots for which the zoning district designation is currently as set forth in the column labeled "Previously Known As" in the following Table, entitled Special Purpose District Conversion Table, is hereby designated as set forth in the corresponding row of the column labeled "District Name" in said Table. The Zoning Maps shall reflect the foregoing designations by use of the corresponding map symbol set forth in the corresponding row of the column labeled "Map Symbol."
Special Purpose District Conversion Table
"Previously Known As"
Institutional (Special Purpose) District
Entertainment (Special Purpose) District
Sports Stadium (Special Purpose) District
SP-PO-A
Parks and Open Space (Special Purpose) District – Active
REC, REC-A
SP-PO-P
Parks and Open Space (Special Purpose) District – Passive
(a) Overlay Areas. The zoning district for all lots situated in any of the Overlay Areas identified in Column "1" of the following Table, entitled CMX-2.5 Conversion Table, if the zoning district designation for the lot is currently as set forth in the corresponding row of Column "2" of the CMX-2.5 Conversion Table, is hereby designated as Neighborhood Commercial Mixed-use-2.5, and the Zoning Maps shall reflect such designation by use of the map symbol "CMX-2.5."
CMX-2.5 Conversion Table
Column "1": Overlay Areas
All lots formerly subject to the Germantown Avenue Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1613(3) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Cecil B. Moore Ave Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1614(3) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Main Street/Manayunk and Venice Island Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1615(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the East Falls Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1616(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Fifth Street Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1617(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Passyunk Ave. Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1621(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the North Broad Street Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1622(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Fairmount Ave Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1625(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Girard Ave Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1630(3) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Lower and Central Germantown Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1634(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the City Avenue Village Center Special District, as set forth in § 14-1637(2)(b) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the North Central Front Street Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1639(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All districts except for Residential districts
All lots formerly subject to the Overbrook Farms Transit-Oriented Center Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1641(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots with frontage on Frankford Avenue and that formerly were subject to the Tacony/Mayfair Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1619(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots north of Poplar Street and that formerly were subject to the Avenue of the Arts North Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1620(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
All lots formerly subject to the Ridge Avenue Special District Controls, as set forth in § 14-1644(2) of The Philadelphia Code, as it existed immediately prior to the date this Ordinance becomes law
SECTION 5. The Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections, the Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the Commerce Director, and the Chair of the Zoning Board of Adjustment are hereby directed to submit to Council a report, one year after this Ordinance becomes effective, setting forth their analysis of the City's experience with the requirements of the Zoning Code during the previous year, and their recommendations, if any, to further amend the Zoning Code.
SECTION 6. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect eight months after the bill becomes law; provided, however, that:
(1) With respect to any complete application for a zoning permit filed prior to this Ordinance taking effect, with respect to which a final decision by the Department of Licenses and Inspections, the Zoning Board of Adjustment or any other City agency is not issued until after this Ordinance takes effect, the application shall be reviewed and considered in its entirety by the Department, the Board or any other agency as if this Ordinance had not yet taken effect.
(2) Commencing on the date this bill becomes law, all departments, offices, boards and commissions of the City are authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary, including promulgation of regulations, to prepare for implementation, administration and enforcement of this Ordinance.
Approved: December 22, 2011
Bill No. 110845 (approved December 22, 2011), effective August 22, 2012, repealed former Title 14 and enacted this new Title 14. For additional explanatory information contained in Bill No. 110845, see the preface of this Title 14.