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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Zoning and Planning" by amending Chapter 14-200 entitled "Residential Districts" by repealing Section 14-202 entitled "R-1 Residential District" through Section 14-223 entitled "RC-3 Residential District", and by replacing said provisions of "R-1 Residential" through "RC-3 Residential" in the form of charts and supplementary material, by amending Section 14-224 entitled "RC-4 Residential District", by amending Section 14-226 entitled "RC-6 Residential District", by making certain technical amendments to provisions of Chapter 14-200 entitled "Residential Districts", by amending Chapter 14-100 entitled "General Provisions" by adding definitions, amending certain definitions and renumbering definitions, and by amending Chapter 14-1400 entitled Parking and Loading Facilities by making certain technical amendments to Section 14-1401, 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.
CHAPTER 14-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
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ยง14-102. Definitions.
In Chapters 14-100 through 14-1800, inclusive, the following general definitions shall apply:
(1) General Terminology. "Structure" includes "building"; "occupied" includes "designed or intended to be occupied"; "used" includes "arranged, designed, or intended to be used"; the word "shall" is always mandatory; the word "may" is permissive and not mandatory; words used in the singular may include the plural; words used in the plural may include the singular; words used in the present tense include the future tense; words used in the future tense include the present tense; words, phrases and terms not defined herein, but defined in Title 4 (Building Code), shall be construed as defined in Title 4; the text of this Title shall control charts, captions, headings and maps in th...
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