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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new Section 14-1642, entitled "I-95 Condemnation Corridor".
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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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§14-104. Non-Conforming Structures and Uses.
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(6) Reconstruction of Demolished, Destroyed, or Condemned Structures.
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(d) For the properties located within the I-95 Condemnation Corridor, the provisions of 14-1642 shall control.
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§14-1642 . I-95 Condemnation Corridor.
(1) Legislative Findings.
(a) The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that it has embarked upon a road-widening project with various upgrades encompassing portions of Interstate 95 that pass through the City of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's plans indicate that many properties abutting I-95 would be condemned, in whole or in part, in order to complete this portion of the project.
(b) According to these plans, numerous structures and/or uses within the I-95 project area will be affected. Collectively, hundreds of people may lose their jobs as a result of the project.
(c) The City of Philadelphia neither wants, nor can afford, to lose the revenues, including but not limited to real estate taxes, use and occupancy taxes, city wages taxes, net profits taxes, etc. generated within the above referenced I-95 project area.
(d) In enacting this Ordinance, the City of Philadelphia's objective is to encourage and aid in the continuation of business or other uses with minimal dislocation or interruption.
(2) District Boundaries.
The I-95 Condemnation Corridor shall consist of all properties within the entire I-95 project limits which include both northbound and southbound directions of I-95 bounded by the North curb line of Bleigh A...
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