City of Philadelphia - File #: 110763-A

• File #: 110763-A
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/27/2011
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Final action: 12/15/2011
• Title: Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by amending Section 14-1613 entitled the "Germantown Avenue Special District Controls," by providing certain exceptions and controls for eligible mixed use projects, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Miller
• Indexes: GERMANTOWN AVENUE SPECIAL DISTRICT CONTROLS
• Code sections: 14-1600 - Miscellaneous, 14-1613 - Germantown Avenue Special District Controls, Title 14 - ZONING AND PLANNING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/30/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/15/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/8/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
12/8/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
12/1/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PRINTED AND PLACED ON NEXT FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/30/2011	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/30/2011	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
11/30/2011	0	Committee on Rules	REPORTED FAVORABLY
10/27/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Chapter 14-1600, entitled "Miscellaneous," by amending Section 14-1613 entitled the "Germantown Avenue Special District Controls," by providing certain exceptions and controls for eligible mixed use projects, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
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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§ 14-1613. Germantown Avenue Special District Controls.
(1) Legislative Findings. The Council finds that:

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(d) In order to balance the needs of protecting the historical and architectural character of Germantown Avenue and adjacent residential streets, while promoting the economic viability of a critical neighborhood commercial corridor in the City of Philadelphia, special land use and zoning controls are required to allow for mixed use projects along Germantown Avenue of sufficient size and scale to achieve sustainable economic growth while being sympathetic and compatible to the existing historical and architectural fabric under the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14-1613.

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(8) Mixed Use Building Along Germantown Avenue.
(a) Eligible Lots: To be an Eligible Lot for purposes of the special land use and zoning controls set forth in this Paragraph 8, a lot shall:
(.1) have continuous street frontage of at least 200 feet along Germantown Avenue between the south side of Evergreen Avenue and the north side of Willow Grove Avenue; and
(.2) be at least one and one-half (1.5) acres in area; and
(.3) not be listed, or have any buildings or structures listed, as either contributing or significant in the Chestnut Hill Historic District, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(b) Eligible Mixe...