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On 5/13/09 11:04 AM, "KAREN ALLEN" <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI > > > Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 10:03:03 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Parks Threatened by Proposed Council Bill > > Dear Members and Friends, > > A seriously mind-boggling piece of legislation (see full text below) was > introduced last Thursday, May 7, 2009 in City Council proposing the following > new uses on parcels of public land zoned recreational: > >> > * Catering Facilities, including accessory live entertainment and dancing; > * Conference centers; > * Detached single-family dwellings; > * Meeting facilities; > * Museums; or > * Public or private parking lots. >> >> We are all aware of the City's serious budget deficit and the understandable >> preoccupation of the Mayor and City Council to find additional revenue >> sources. However, once any of the proposed uses are built on public land, our >> park land will be gone forever. Fairmount Park is the nation's largest urban >> park. It is a source of pride among citizens of Philadelphia and it should be >> protected and preserved for all future Philadelphians. >> >> PLEASE FORWARD TO FIVE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND INVITE THEM TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE >> UPDATES FROM SCRUB, THE PUBLIC VOICE FOR PUBLIC SPACE! >> >> >> <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1101419655930&a=1102578823074&ea >> [email protected]> >> >> Thanks, Mary Tracy >> Executive Director >> >> >> Full Text of Bill 090380 Below: >> >> BILL NO. 090380 >> Introduced May 7, 2009 >> Councilmember Krajewski >> >> Referred to the >> Committee on Rules >> >> AN ORDINANCE >> >> Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," >> by >> amending Chapter 14-700, entitled "Recreational Districts," by amending the >> uses >> permitted in the District, and by adding provisions with regard to signs. >> >> 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 14-700. RECREATIONAL DISTRICTS. >> >> §14-701. Classes. >> >> (1) Recreational Districts shall be designated as: "Recreational (REC)", >> "Passive >> Recreation (REC-P)", and "Active Recreation (REC-A)". §14-702. Designation. >> >> (1) Parcels of public land under the jurisdiction of the City of Philadelphia >> Department of Recreation, FairmountPark Commission, the Department of >> Conservation and Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and >> the National Park Service of the United States Government which are devoted >> to park and/orrecreational purposes and permitted related uses may be >> designated on the zoning maps as Recreational (REC), Passive Recreation >> (REC-P), and Active Recreation (REC-A). >> >> §14-703. Recreational District (REC). >> >> (1) Use Regulations. The specific uses permitted in this district shall be >> the erection, construction, alteration, or use of buildings and/or land for: >>> (a) [a]Any type of recreational use or activity, including recreational >>> activities related to the use of creeks and rivers; [provided, that any >>> private operation for private profit located within this district at a >>> distance of 500 feet or less from any district boundary shall be permitted >>> only if a certificate from the Zoning Board of Adjustment is obtained.] >>> >>> (b) Catering facilities, including accessory live entertainment and dancing; >>> >>> (c) Conference centers; >>> >>> (d) Detached single-family dwellings; >>> >>> (e) Meeting facilities; >>> >>> (f) Museums; >>> >>> (g) Public or private parking lot, accessory to any use permitted in the >>> district; >>> >>> (h) Public or private parking area, accessory to any use permitted in the >>> district, limited in use to special events or special occasions. Such >>> parking areas shall be unpaved, due to the occasional use of such parking >>> areas; >>> >>> (i) Accessory uses, customarily incidental to any of the above permitted >>> uses; >>> >>> (j) All limitations on multiple buildings on a lot, whether stated or >>> implied, shall not apply in this district. >> (2) Area and Height Regulations. Where a Recreational District is in the same >> block with any other district, said Recreational District shall comply with >> the area and height regulations of the most restrictive district which abuts >> upon said Recreational District. >> >> (3) Signs. Accessory signs shall be permitted upon approval by the Art >> Commission. >> >> * * * >> SECTION 2. 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