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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by amending Section 14-1612, entitled "South Street/Headhouse Square Special Services District Controls," under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to "Miscellaneous," is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING.
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CHAPTER 14-1600. MISCELLANEOUS.
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ยง14-1612. South Street/Headhouse Square Special Services District Controls.
(1) Legislative Findings. The Council finds that:
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(g) There are over 65 restaurants and entertainment uses within and in the immediate vicinity of the South Street/Headhouse Square Special Services District. While promoting the economic vitality of the area, the intensity of restaurant and entertainment uses has generated traffic congestion, parking shortages, increased noise and other public nuisances which negatively impact on the adjacent residential community's quiet enjoyment of their homes and which can negatively affect the long-term economic viability of the commercial area;
[(g)] (h) In addition to special use and zoning controls providing for limitation of the size and location of certain specific entertainment and commercial uses as set forth in the South Street/Headhouse Square Special Services District, additional controls, provisions and standards are necessary to accommodate certain existing and future larger scale uses within the District that are vital to providing services to residences within and near the District, such as book stores, clothing stores, department stores and food markets, and otherwise permitted as of right under the applicable zoning classification.
[(h)] (i) Since the enactment of the South Street/Headhouse Square Special Services District Controls it has become appar...
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