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Least Restrictive just South of the Walt Whitman Bridge

Forgotton Bottom - Least Restrictive

Least Restrictive just North of the Philadelphia International Airport

Least Restrictive just North of the Passyunk Bridge

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  • Maximum Occupied Area: 100% of lot.
  • Minimum Open Area: None required.
  • Setback Line: None required.
  • Minimum Side Yard: Bldgs < 4 stories: 6 ft.; Bldgs > 4 stories: 8 ft.
  • Minimum Depth Rear Yard: 8 ft.
  • Maximum Height: None required.
  • Maximum Floor Area: 500% of lot.
  • Maximum Bulk Requirement: 20 times GFA permitted.
  • One (1) space per 2,400 ft.2 of floor area.
  • Use Examples: Uses permitted in any L, G, or PI, as well as slaughterhouses, stockyards, crushing, pulverizing, dismantling, wrecking, garbage, hot dip galvanizing, electroplating.
  • Manufacture of: abrasive, asbestos, gypsum, buttons, coke, coal, felt, fuel briquettes, glue, cement, lime, ice, industrial organic and inorganic chemicals, jute and burlap bags, rubber tires, and soap.