The following shall apply to all Commercial
Districts:
(1)
Parking for Dance Halls, Night Clubs or
Restaurants. The following parking requirements shall apply notwithstanding
any other parking requirements in the Commercial Districts to land located
within the area set forth below:
(a)
Location. These regulations
shall apply to all dance halls, night clubs or restaurants located in the
following area:
(.1) Within the area bounded by Rhawn street, the
Delaware River, the Philadelphia Naval Base and the Delaware Expressway (I-95)
excluding the area bounded by the north side of Market street extended, the
pierhead line of the Delaware River, the south side of South street extended and
the easterly side of Christopher Columbus Boulevard (otherwise known as
Penn’s Landing);
(.2) Within the area bounded by the Schuylkill
River, the Wissahickon Creek, the SEPTA Norristown Railroad, the properties
fronting on Gay street and Baker street and Leverington street extended to the
Schuylkill
River;
[201] (.3) On both
sides of Lancaster Avenue between Sixty-Third Street and Girard
Avenue.
[201.1] (b)
Required
Parking Spaces. The number of required parking spaces for any dance hall,
night club or restaurant shall be determined by the legal occupancy (pursuant to
Section 806.0, "Occupant Load," of the BOCA National Building Code) of the use
as follows:
(.1)
Dance Hall. One space for every 2
occupants.
(.2)
Night Club. One space for every 2
occupants.
(.3)
Restaurant. One space for every 4
occupants.
(c)
Parking for restaurants or nightclubs in
hotels.[151] In the case of a
restaurant or a nightclub which is an accessory use to a hotel, the various
parking requirements of this Title shall not be cumulative. The most restrictive
provisions shall apply:
(d)
Location of
Parking.[203] All
required parking shall be provided as follows:
(.1) For land located
within the area as described in § 14-312(1)(a)(.1) above all required
parking shall be located either on the same lot as the dance hall, night club or
restaurant or on an abutting lot; provided that required parking may be located
on a non-abutting lot (where public parking is a permitted
use
[152]) within 1,000 feet of the
dance hall, night club or restaurant provided a Zoning Board of Adjustment
Special Use Permit is obtained;
(.2) For land located within the area
as described in §14-312(1)(a)(.2) and §14-312(1)(a)(.3) above all
required parking shall be located either on the same lot as the dance hall,
night club or restaurant or on an abutting lot; provided that required parking
may be located on a non-abutting lot (where public parking is a permitted use)
within 1,000 feet of the dance hall, night club or restaurant provided a Zoning
Board of Adjustment Special Use Permit is obtained; further provided, that
required parking that is to be located on a lot other than the same lot as the
dance hall, night club or restaurant or on an abutting lot shall also be located
within the geographic boundaries set forth in §14-312(1)(a)(.2) and
§14-312(1)(a)(.3).
[204.1] (.3) In
the case of parking spaces which are required for dance halls, nightclubs or
restaurants that are located between Dickinson street, Christopher Columbus
boulevard, Reed street and Water street, when such spaces are located within the
right-of-way of I-95/Delaware Expressway between Dickinson street and Reed
street and are subject to a lease with the Interstate Land Management
Corporation, its
[153] successors
and assigns, such parking spaces shall be considered to be on an abutting lot
and shall not be required to obtain a Special Use Permit as provided in §
14-312(1)(d)(.1)
above.
[154] (2)
Wireless
Telecommunications.
[155] (a) In
"C-2," "C-7," and "NSC," Wireless Service Facilities (Facilities) shall be
permitted with the granting of a Zoning Board of Adjustment Special Use Permit,
provided, all of the conditions set froth in § 14-231(8) have been met,
further provided that antennas to be placed on an existing structure shall be
permitted without the granting of a Zoning Board of Adjustment Special Use
Permit or meeting any of the conditions set forth in §
14-231(8).
(b) In "C-3," "C-4," "C-5," "C-6," "OC," and "ASC,"
Facilities shall be permitted provided all of the following conditions have been
met, further provided that antennas to be placed on an existing structure shall
be permitted without meeting any of the following
conditions;
(.1)
Distance from Residential Dwelling Units.
Facilities shall not be located within 250 feet of a lot line of any residential
dwelling unit, provided that where a fall zone of greater than 250 feet is
required the greater fall zone distance shall apply;
(.2)
Minimum
Lot Size. The minimum lot size for a newly erected Facility shall be 2000
square feet;
(.3)
Yard Requirements. Buildings and structures
which are part of a newly erected Facility shall conform to the minimum yard,
set-back and height (excluding antennas, towers or support structures)
requirements of the individual district in which they are
located;
(.4)
Screening.
(.a) Around any newly
erected Facility, a continuous evergreen screen shall be required. The screen
can be either a hedge or a row of evergreen trees. The evergreen screen shall be
a minimum 6 feet in width with a minimum height of 6 feet at planting, and shall
have the potential to grow to a minimum of 15 feet at
maturity;
(.b) Any auxiliary structure, building or equipment
accessory to antennas placed on an existing structure which is not located
within the existing structure shall be screened with materials compatible with
the existing structure or with a continuous evergreen screen which is at least
as high as the structure, building or equipment at the time of
planting;
(.c) The specimen of vegetation to be planted shall be
selected from a list of trees recommended by the Fairmount Park Commission and
the City Planning Commission. Provided, that if the Planning Commission
determines that existing structures buildings, vegetation, topography, or other
natural features achieves the same level of screening as required above and
informs the Department of Licenses and Inspections in writing of this finding,
the requirements of this paragraph may be modified or not
applied;
(.5)
Height Limit. The maximum height limit of service
towers whether built on the ground or on the roof of an existing building shall
be the height limit of the district in which they are
located;
(.6)
Fall Zone. Within the lot where the facility is
located there shall be a fall zone around the entire tower whose radius is equal
to the height of the tower above average ground level at its highest
point;
(.7)
Fencing. Unless the tower is located on an existing
building, the Facility shall be completely enclosed by a six (6) foot high chain
link or similar fence, provided, the entire fence shall be located behind the
required landscape screen and the required set-back;
(.8)
Guy
Wires. All guy wires and all guyed towers shall be clearly marked so as to
be visible at all times and all guy wires shall be a minimum 10 feet from a
property line, and;
(.9)
Lighting. All lighting, other than
required by the FAA shall be shielded and reflected from adjoining
properties.
(3)
Reserved.
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