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Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," to revise certain provisions of Chapter 14-600, entitled "Use Regulations," by amending the Retail Sales Use Category and Use-Specific Standards; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Legislative Findings. The Council finds that:
a. There has been a recent proliferation, concentrating in certain areas of the City, of certain uses;
b. That the concentration of these uses causes the areas in which these uses have located to become a focus of crime;
c. To prevent the further deterioration of communities and neighborhoods in the City of Philadelphia, and to provide for the orderly, planned future development of the City, that in addition to existing zoning regulations, certain additional special regulations are necessary to ensure that these adverse effects will not continue to contribute to generate negative impacts in the surrounding neighborhoods; and
d. To control the concentration of certain uses, special regulations relating to the location of these uses are necessary.
e. Certain uses are inappropriate in or around residential neighborhoods and residentially related uses, because of, for example, deleterious health, safety, or environmental effects.
SECTION 2. Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
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14-600. Use Regulations
14-601. Use Categories
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(6) Retails Sales Use Category,
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(c ) Consumer Goods
(.1) Drug Paraphernalia Stores
Any retail that offers for sale or display of more than five percent of any display or window area of store selling paraphernalia commonly related to the use of any drug or narcotic. Drug Paraphernalia sales are permitted as an accessory use within the Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. Paraphernalia commonly related to the use of any drug or narcotic inc...
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