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File #: 200577    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 10/22/2020 In control: Committee on Rules
On agenda: Final action: 12/10/2020
Title: Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-200, entitled "Definitions" and Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by amending the provisions of the /WWO Wissahickon Watershed Overlay; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Jones
Indexes: OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT, ZONING, ZONING AND PLANNING
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy20057700.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
1/20/20210 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/10/20200 CITY COUNCIL     Not available Meeting details Not available
12/3/20200 CITY COUNCIL SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/3/20200 CITY COUNCIL ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/3/20200 CITY COUNCIL READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/1/20200 Committee on Rules HEARING NOTICES SENT   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/1/20200 Committee on Rules HEARING HELD   Action details Meeting details Not available
12/1/20200 Committee on Rules REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
10/22/20200 CITY COUNCIL Introduced and Referred   Action details Meeting details Not available
Title
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-200, entitled "Definitions" and Chapter 14-500, entitled "Overlay Zoning Districts," by amending the provisions of the /WWO Wissahickon Watershed Overlay; 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 14-200. DEFINITIONS

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? 14-203. Definitions.

For purposes of this Zoning Code, the following definitions shall apply; words, phrases, and terms not defined herein, but defined in Title 4 (The Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code), shall be construed as defined in Title 4.

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(154) Impervious Ground Cover.

Any building, pavement, or other material that substantially bars the natural infiltration of surface water into the soil. Manufactured materials that meet the Water Department's design standards [demonstrated to be pervious] shall not be considered impervious ground cover. [The Commission may promulgate regulations regarding the types of cover that may be considered impervious, consistent with the intent of this definition.]

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CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS

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? 14-510. /WWO, Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District.

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(5) Setbacks from Watercourses.

(a) There shall be no new impervious ground cover constructed or erected within 200 ft. of the bank of a stream or within 50 ft. of the center line of a swale within the /WWO overlay district. Streams and Swales that have been buried in sewer or in embedded culverts, [pipe, or in an artificial, concrete and stone channel,] shall be excluded.

(b) For the purposes of this section, ? 14-510. /WWO, Wissahickon Watershed Overlay District, the following terms are defined:

(.1) Culvert

A tunnel, typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, ca...

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