Legislation Details

File #: 260851    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 10/15/2026 In control: Committee on Rules
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending?Section 14-601?of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Categories”, Section 14-602, entitled “Use Tables”, and Section 14-603, entitled “Use-Specific Standards” by adding a definition to the retail sales use category for tobacco sales, making changes to the use tables to reflect the updated use category definition, and adding use-specific standards, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Young, Councilmember O'Neill
Indexes: TOBACCO RETAILERS, USE CATEGORIES, USE REGULATIONS
Code sections: 14-601 - USE CATEGORIES, 14-602 - Use Tables, 14-603 - Use-Specific Standards
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Amending?Section 14-601?of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use Categories”, Section 14-602, entitled “Use Tables”, and Section 14-603, entitled “Use-Specific Standards” by adding a definition to the retail sales use category for tobacco sales, making changes to the use tables to reflect the updated use category definition, and adding use-specific standards, 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:?

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TITLE 14.? ZONING AND PLANNING?

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CHAPTER 14-600.??USE REGULATIONS

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§ 14-601. Use Categories.
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(6) Retail Sales Use Category.
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(c) Consumer Goods.
Uses that sell or otherwise provide furniture, appliances, equipment, and similar consumer goods, large and small, functional and decorative, for use, entertainment, comfort, or aesthetics. [This use subcategory shall include establishments that sell cigarettes and other lawful smoking tobacco products.] The following are consumer goods specific use types:

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(.4) Tobacco Sales.
Retail sales or wholesale establishment engaged in selling tobacco, tobacco-related products, nicotine, or vaping products. This use shall include establishments dedicated solely to the sale of tobacco or tobacco related products, or in conjunction with the sale of other retail products.

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§ 14-602. Use Tables.

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Table 14-602-1: Uses Allowed in Residential Districts

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District Name 
RSD-1 
RSD-2 
RSD-3 
RSA-1 
RSA-2 
RSA-3 
RSA-4 
RSA-5 
RSA-6 
RTA-1 
RM-1 
RM-2 
RM-3 
RM-4 
RMX-1 
RMX-2 
RMX-3 
Use-Specific Standards 

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. 

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