Legislation Details

File #: 260519    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 5/14/2026 In control: Committee on Rules
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Section 14-513 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District" by exempting certain districts from ground floor use requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Council President Johnson, Councilmember Gauthier
Indexes: TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
Code sections: 14-513 - /TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District

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Amending Section 14-513 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “/TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District” by exempting certain districts from ground floor use requirements, 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 14-500.  OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS

 

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§ 14-513.  /TOD, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District.

 

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                                          (4) Use Regulations.

 

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(b)   Active Ground-Floor Uses.  [If permitted under the base zoning district,] Except in any RSA, RSD, RM, RTA, or SP-PO district, at least one of the following uses, which use must be permitted under the base zoning district, is required on the ground floor of any building along the primary frontage:

 

(.1)                     Retail sales;

(.2)                     Commercial services;

(.3)                     Public, civic, and institutional uses;

(.4)                     Office uses; or

(.5)                     Enclosed public space, enclosed gardens, public rooms, through-block connections.

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SECTION 2.   This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.

 

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Explanation:

Italics indicate new matter added.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

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