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File #: 250525    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 5/15/2025 In control: Committee on Rules
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning, for the creation of a new zoning district entitled "RTA-2, Residential Two-Family Attached", all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Council President Johnson, Councilmember Gauthier
Indexes: ZONING AND PLANNING
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 25052500
Title
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning, for the creation of a new zoning district entitled "RTA-2, Residential Two-Family Attached", all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

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TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING

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CHAPTER 14-400. Base Zoning Districts

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? 14-401. Residential Districts

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Table 14-401-1: Residential Districts
Map Symbol
District Name
Previously Known As
* * *
RTA-1
Residential Two-Family - Attached 1
R5A
RTA-2
Residential Two-Family - Attached 2
NA (new district)

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CHAPTER 14-600. USE REGULATIONS

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? 14-602. Use Tables

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Table 14-602-1: Uses Allowed in Residential Districts.
Previous District Name
* * *

RSA
New
* * *

District Name
* * *

RTA-1
RTA-2
* * *

Y = Yes permitted as of right | S = Special exception approval required
N = Not allowed (expressly prohibited) | Uses not listed in this table are prohibited
See ? 14-602(3)(a) (Notes for Table 14-602-1) for information pertaining to bracketed numbers (e.g., "[2]") in table cells.
Residential Use Category
Household Living (as noted below)




Single-Family
* * *

Y
Y
* * *

Two-Family
* * *

Y
Y
* * *

Multi-Family
* * *

N
N
* * *

Group Living (except as noted below)
* * *

S
S
* * *

Personal Care Home
* * *

S
S
* * *

Single-Room Residence
* * *

N
S
* * *

Parks and Open Space Use Category
Passive Recreation
* * *

Y
Y
* * *

Active Recreation
* * *

S
S
* * *

Public, Civic, and Institutional Use Category
Adult Care
* * *

Y
Y
* * *

Child Care (as noted below)




Family Child Care
* * *

Y
Y
* * *

Group Child Care
* * *

S[2]
S[2]
* * *

Child Care Center
* * *

N
N
* * *

Community Center
* * *

N
Y
* * *

Educational Facilities
* * *

S[2]
S[2]
* * *

Fraternal Organization
* * *

S[2]
S[2]
* * *

Hospital
* * *

S[2]
S[2]
* * *

Libraries and Cultural ...

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