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Amending Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Commercial Establishments on Residential Blockfaces," by revising requirements and making related changes, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-627 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง 9-627. [Commercial Establishments on Residential Blockfaces.] Take-Out Restaurants.
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(3) Definitions.
(a) Block. One side of a street that does not extend beyond any intersection with another street.
[(a)] (b) Commercial Establishment. An establishment involved in the buying and selling of goods [where consumers primarily purchase goods intended for consumption or use off premises].
[(b) Dwelling. A building which is used or intended to be used exclusively for living or sleeping by human occupants.]
[(c) Residential Blockface. One side of a segment of a street that does not extend beyond any intersection with another street, or a portion thereof, and where eighty percent (80%) or more of the buildings are dwellings. A blockface shall not be considered a residential blockface if, geographically, fifty percent (50%) or more of the block frontage is comprised of commercial establishments.]
(c) Commercial Block. A block that is zoned entirely commercial or commercial mixed-use.
(d) Take-out Restaurant. [A commercial establishment engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages where the serving of prepared food and/or beverages in disposable packaging and/or containers for consumption by patrons off the premises constitutes more than fifty (50) percent of the establishment's gross revenues.] An establishment, the principal use of which is the preparation or service of food or beverages for retail purchase; and that either has no more than ten seats available for consumption of food or beverages by customers or has no restroom...
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