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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adopting a new Section, entitled "City Avenue Regional Center and City Avenue Village Center Special District Controls," 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.
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CHAPTER 14-1600. MISCELLANEOUS.
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ยง 14-1636. City Avenue Regional Center and City Avenue Village Center Special District Controls.
(1) General Purpose. This Chapter provides for special land use and zoning controls for two specially defined districts. These special land use and zoning controls address the following specific purposes:
(a) Support new pedestrian-compatible and transit-friendly high density commercial, institutional and residential uses, by requiring pedestrian-oriented access from a public street.
(b) Encourage a mix of commercial, institutional and residential uses.
(c) Enhance the physical context of the district, for both pedestrians and transit users, by minimizing pedestrian-vehicular conflicts, by limiting the number, width and location of driveways, and encouraging the renovation and erection of buildings that provide direct connections to the street and sidewalk.
(d) Enhance the visual character and identity of the district through appropriate design standards relating to site layout, building scale and design, landscape design, and signage.
(e) Discourage dependence on automobile use by promoting alternate modes of transportation, thereby reducing traffic congestion.
(f) Encourage the development of shared parking and attractive and convenient off-street parking facilities, to reduce on-street congestion and facilitate vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
(g) Protect existing residential neighborhoods th...
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