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To amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street and by amending Section 14-803 of the Zoning Code, entitled "Motor Vehicle Parking Standards," and by amending Section 14-904, entitled "Signs," exclusively with regard to the area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
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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:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING.
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CHAPTER 14-800. PARKING AND LOADING.
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ยง14-803. Motor Vehicle Parking Standards.
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(4) Parking Design Standards.
(a) Design Requirements for Surface Parking Lots
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(.5) Vehicle Access Points
Along any street frontage, a surface parking lot shall have no more than one curb cut for both ingress and egress, the maximum width of which shall not exceed 24 ft., or two one-way curb cuts the maximum width of which shall not exceed 12 ft., provided that the curb cuts shall not occupy more than 50% of the street frontage, further provided, that these limitations shall not be applicable in the area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson Street.
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(5) Parking Landscape and Screening.
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(e) Interior Landscape Requirements for Parking Lots.
(.1) A minimum 10% of the interior surface parking lot in all districts and off-street loading areas in all districts except I-2, I-3 and I-P, calculated as the total of area in all surface parking spaces and surface drive aisles, shall be planted with landscape, provided, that in the area bounded by Thompson Street, 9th Street, Girard Avenue and Hutchinson ...
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