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Amending Section 14-503 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "/NCA, Neighborhood Commercial Area Overlay District," by amending the subsection entitled "East Falls Neighborhood" and making related changes, all 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 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS.
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ยง14-503. /NCA, Neighborhood Commercial Area Overlay District.
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(2) East Falls [Neighborhood]
(a) Applicability.
The requirements of this East Falls /NCA overlay district apply to all [commercially-zoned properties, beginning at its southwest boundary and proceeding north,] properties zoned CMX-2, CMX-2.5, or CMX-3 within the area bounded by the former Weightman Street, Ridge Avenue, [a line approximately 77 ft. northwest of Calumet Street, Cresson Street,] School House Lane, SEPTA Railroad, Calumet Street, Warden Drive, Midvale Avenue, Cresson Street, Indian Queen Lane, [Krail Street,] SEPTA Railroad, the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension, and the Schuylkill [River; and properties with frontage on Ridge Avenue between the Roosevelt Boulevard Extension and Scotts Lane,] River, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
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(c) Parking.
[This subsection 14-503(2)(c) ("Parking") shall apply to non-residential uses only.
(.1) At the time of the erection of any new building or structure, the extension of any building or structure, or for a change of use that requires more parking spaces than the existing use, off-street parking spaces must be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
(.a) The number of required parking spaces for any eating and drinking establishment must be determined by the legal occupancy of the use (as calculated in accordance with Building Code occupancy requirements) at the min...
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