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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending Section 14-507, entitled "/CDO, Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District," 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, as amended by Bill No. 110845 (approved Dec. 22, 2011) and thereafter, is amended to read as follows:
TITLE14. ZONING AND PLANNING.
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CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS.
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§14-507. /CDO, Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District. [{RESERVED}]
(1) Purpose. The Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District is intended to support the Master Plan for the Central Delaware by connecting the public and neighborhoods to the waterfront; promoting sound economic development; preserving and creating jobs; supporting diverse, walkable neighborhoods; and preserving and renewing historic and natural resources.
(2) District Boundaries. The Central Delaware Riverfront Overlay District shall consist of all lots, except for lots zoned I-P, located in the area bounded by Allegheny Avenue, the pierhead line of the Delaware River, as established by the Secretary of War on September 10, 1940, Oregon Avenue, and Interstate 95, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
(3) River Access Streets. For the purposes of this §14-507, "river access streets" shall mean the following streets:
(a) Mifflin Street.
(b) Dickinson Street.
(c) Washington Avenue.
(d) Christian Street.
(e) Race Street.
(f) Callowhill Street.
(g) Spring Garden Street.
(h) Frankford Avenue.
(i) Columbia Avenue.
(j) Berks Street.
(4) Uses.
(a) On lots with frontage along any of the following, at least one of the uses provided in §14-507(4)(b), below, shall occupy 75% of such ground floor frontage; except where a lot fronts on two or more of the fo...
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