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Amending Chapter 14-500 of the Philadelphia Zoning Code, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by creating a new section, entitled "/HHC, Heliport Hazard Control Overlay District," and making related changes, 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 14-300. ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES
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?14-303. Common Procedures and Requirements.
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(8) Zoning Variances.
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(i) Additional Criteria for Height Variances Near Certain Heliports.
Where all or part of the property is located in the /HHC, Heliport Hazard Control Overlay district, the Zoning Board shall only approve a variance from those height controls in the /HHC overlay district pursuant to the procedures and standards of ? 14-531(5) (Variances).
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CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
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?14-531 /HHC, Heliport Hazard Control Overlay District.
(1) Purpose.
This section is intended to recognize the importance of preventing hazards to aircraft navigation that may result from the height of structures in areas surrounding certain helipads. The regulations create the appropriate zones and applicable boundaries where height restrictions for structures or uses of land will be limited so as not to obstruct the airspace required for aircraft landing or taking off from certain helipads, or would otherwise be hazardous to aviation operations during landing or take-off. The limitations intended to mitigate such obstructions are established in order to protect the safety and general welfare of helicopter operators and passengers, as well as to protect the safety and general welfare of property and occupants of land in the vicinity of a helipad and to continue to foster economic growth for the region.
(2) Heliport Areas.
(a) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Heliport Area.
The Thomas Jeff...
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