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Simplifying Zoning Rules in Philadelphia

Official:Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning" by revising and clarifying certain provisions and making technical changes to text that has expired, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Gauthier

Introduced: January 29, 2026

Signed: March 19, 2026

: Committee on Rules

housing zoning

Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends Philadelphia's Zoning and Planning Code to create a new affordable housing overlay district in a specific area of West Philly, allowing for more flexible parking requirements and landscaping regulations.

What This Bill Does

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Creates a new affordable housing overlay district, known as the Warrington Affordable Housing Overlay District (WAH), in the area bounded by Warrington Avenue, 50th Street, Springfield Avenue, and a Railroad Right-of-Way.
Allows for more flexible parking requirements in the WAH district, permitting accessory parking lots.
Amends landscaping regulations for parking lots in the WAH district, reducing the minimum landscaping requirements for eligible properties with an occupied area of 35% or less of the lot.
Eliminates the applicability of § 14-803(5) (Parking Landscape and Screening) to eligible properties within the WAH Overlay District.