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 as 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] (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.
[202] 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.
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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
[204]) 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) 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).
(.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
[205] 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.
[206] (2) Wireless
Telecommunications.
[207] (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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