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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by amending sections of the /CTR, Center City Overlay District to apply special controls to an area bounded by the west side of I-95, Race Street, 4th Street, and New Street, all under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, The City has an adopted Master Plan for the Central Delaware Waterfront that emphasizes strengthening connections from neighborhoods to the waterfront; and
WHEREAS, Race Street is one of the few at-grade street crossings under the I-95 expressway connecting the neighborhood fabric of Center City to the waterfront, this area being identified as the Race Street Connector in the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, The City has invested in improvements to the Race Street Connector such as bicycle lanes, signage, lighting, landscaping and street furniture; and
WHEREAS, The Council desires to draw activity to the area surrounding the Race Street Connector to encourage its use so that residents and visitors may re-connect to the waterfront; and
WHEREAS, The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, although architecturally pleasing, provides development challenges in its very near vicinity due to its large size and the constraints it places on visibility in the immediate area; and
WHEREAS, Open space in the near vicinity of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge has less benefit directly adjacent to the bridge given its large size; and
WHEREAS, The bridge structure lends balance to taller development directly adjacent to it given its size; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby further amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
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CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS
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ยง 14-502. /CTR, Center City Overlay.
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(2) Applicability.
(b) Area Boundaries.
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