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To reinstate Bill No. 140439 amending Section 14-502 of the Zoning Code, entitled "CTR, Center City Overlay" and Section 14-602 of the Zoning Code, entitled "Use Tables," and to amend Section 14-803 "Motor Vehicle Parking Standards" under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14-500 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS.
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§14-502. / CTR, Center City Overlay.
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(3) Height Regulations.
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(d) Benjamin Franklin Parkway Area.
(.1) The maximum height within the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Area, except as provided in §14-502(3)(d)(.2) below, is 125 ft. (See Height Control Area Map 2 for illustrative purposes only). This 125-foot height limit does not apply to monuments, belfries, cupolas, minarets, pinnacles, gables, spires, or ornamental towers not intended for human occupancy, provided that the total height of the structure and excepted items does not exceed a maximum height of 209 ft.
(.2) The maximum height within the area bounded by 23rd Street, John F. Kennedy Boulevard, the Schuylkill River, and the center line of the right-of-way of SEPTA is 500 ft. The maximum height within the area bounded by 23rd Street, the center line of the right-of-way of SEPTA, the Schuylkill River, and Cherry Street is 300 ft. These 500-foot and 300-foot height limits do not apply to penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, heating and cooling towers, or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 14-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§14-602. Use Tables.
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(3) Residential Districts.
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(a) Notes for Table 14-602-1.
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