§14-103. Zoning Maps and Districts.
(1)
Districts. The City shall be divided into the classes of
districts described in this Title. The districts are located and bounded as
shown on the zoning maps adopted by the Ordinance of August 10, 1933, as
amended. These maps are hereby further amended and, as amended, are hereby
ratified, confirmed, and made a part of this Title.
(2)
Boundaries of
Districts. Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the
various districts, as shown on any zoning map, the following rules
apply:
(a) The district boundaries are street lines unless otherwise
shown; and where the designation on the zoning maps indicates a boundary
approximately upon a street line, such street line shall be construed to be the
boundary;
(b) Where the district boundaries are not shown to be street
lines, the district boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines; and where the
designations on the zoning maps indicates a district boundary approximately upon
lot lines, said lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary;
(c) In
undivided property, the district boundary lines on the zoning maps shall be
determined by measurement according to the scale of the maps;
(d) No
district boundary shown on the zoning maps shall be construed as extending the
authority of the Department of Licenses and Inspections beyond the low water
mark on any navigable stream;
(e) Where a street is stricken from the
City plan or where a railroad right-of-way is abandoned, the zoning boundaries
of the abutting land shall be extended to the center line of said street or
right-of-way.
(3)
Multiple Districts or Provisions. When the
boundaries of various districts as shown on the zoning map are established so
that a single property has more than one zoning district designation, or is
subject to various controls or requirements as established in this Title, the
most restrictive district, requirement, or control shall apply; provided, when a
zoning designation on a split- zoned property covers twenty percent or less of
the area of the parcel, this designation shall not apply in terms of use control
or zoning control on the entire lot, but shall control only that portion of the
lot so
zoned.
[10] (4)
Property
Owned, Leased or Operated by Public
Agencies.
[11] Property leased or
operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the United States, and property
owned, leased or operated by the City of Philadelphia, or any other public or
governmental body or agency, shall be subject to the terms of this Title, as
follows:
(a) Where such public or governmental uses are specifically
listed, they shall be governed as indicated;
(b) Where such public or
governmental uses are not specifically listed, they shall be permitted only is
districts permitting private uses of a similar or substantially similar
nature;
(c) Property owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the
United States shall be exempt from the provisions of this Title only to the
extent that said property may not be constitutionally regulated by this
City.