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Bill 220913

Amending Section 14-504(11) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “/NCO Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (11) Strawberry Mansion,” all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Nov 17, 2022Committee on RulesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncilmember Jones

How members voted

  1. Vote on Dec 15, 2022 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (16)

    Councilmember OhCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember BassCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember Phillips

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

  1. “Bill No. 220666-A, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Use and Inspection of Tower and Mobile Cranes in Construction,' to require breaks for operators"; and Bill No. 220814, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 12-919 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'On-Street Parking of Boats, Motor Homes, Truck STATED MEETING 103 12/15/2022 Campers, Semitrailers, Truck Tractors,…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 15, 2022 · Dec 15, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Rules, to which was referred Bill No. 220846, entitled "An ordinance approving the plan, estimated costs and proposed method of assessment and charges of the Center City District for and concerning business improvements and administrative services to the central business district of the City of Philadelphia for 2023 through 2027…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 8, 2022 · Dec 8, 2022 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Nov 17, 2022Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Dec 6, 2022HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Rules
  3. Dec 6, 2022HEARING HELD · Committee on Rules
  4. Dec 6, 2022REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Rules
  5. Dec 8, 2022SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Dec 8, 2022READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Dec 8, 2022ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Dec 15, 2022READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Jan 10, 2023SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Section 14-504(11) of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "/NCO Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District (11) Strawberry Mansion," all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body 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 * * * CHAPTER 14-500. OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS * * * � 14-504. /NCO Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District * * * (11) Strawberry Mansion. * * * (b) Applicability. * * * [] (c) Zoning Regulations for Residential and Residentially-Zoned Structures. These regulations shall apply to residentially-zoned properties, regardless of use, and to properties permitted by L&I for exclusive residential use. * * * (.6) Facade Design (a.) Building frontages that are more than 20 feet wide must be broken up by offset planes, roofline variations, or other architectural features that may include bay windows. (b.) Bay windows, whether used to satisfy subsection (a) above or otherwise, shall be substantially consistent with the predominant design of bay windows that exist on the block face including, but not limited to, form, proportions of glazed area, and exterior materials. (c.) Bay windows shall be prohibited on block faces wherein no existing structures include bay windows, except that bay windows shall be permitted on any building frontage that exceeds 20 feet in width. (.7) Front Entrances (a.) The vertical distance between the sidewalk and the bottom of the door threshold of the front entrance shall be no greater than that of the same measurement on any principal building that includes a front entrance on the same block face and that is located on an adjacent lot, not including any structures for which that measurement is less than one foot. (b.) If there is no principal building that includes a front entrance on the same block face and that is located on an adjacent lot, then the vertical distance between the sidewalk and the bottom of the door threshold of the front entrance shall be no greater than that of the closest building that includes a front entrance on the same block face, not including any structures for which that measurement is less than one foot. If there is no such building, then there shall be no maximum vertical distance between the sidewalk and the bottom of the door threshold of the front entrance. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately. ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End