/NCP, North Central Philadelphia Overlay District.
Philadelphia Code § 14-506
in effect§ 14-506. /NCP, North Central Philadelphia Overlay District.
(1) Subarea A.
(a) Purposes.
The /NCP, North Central Philadelphia Overlay district is established to help:
(.1) preserve and protect the area from the conversion of houses into multi-family buildings that have the potential to destabilize the area;
(.2) sustain and promote single-family residential uses;
(.3) prevent declining property values;
(.4) discourage nonresidential parking as a main use; and
(.5) foster the preservation and development of this section of the City in accordance with its special character.
(b) District Boundaries. 474
The Subarea A /NCP district regulations apply to all residentially-zoned properties within the following areas, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only:
(.1) Beginning at its northwest boundary and proceeding east, the area bounded by Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 12th Street, Oxford Street, 11th Street, Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 9th Street, Master Street, 11th Street, Stiles Street, 12th Street, Flora Street, and 13th Street.
(.2) All properties fronting on the west side of 13th Street between Jefferson Street and Oxford Street.
(.3) The area bounded by 13th Street, Susquehanna Avenue, 11th Street, and Diamond Street.
(.4) The area bounded by Girard Avenue, Watts Street, Parish Street, Park Street, Brown Street and 12th Street. 475
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(c) Use Regulations. 476
The following uses are prohibited in the Subarea A /NCP district:
(.1) Two-family buildings;
(.2) Multi-family buildings;
(.3) Rooming houses;
(.4) Boarding houses;
(.5) Housing, not owner-occupied, for students (as defined by § 14-203(325) (Student)); and
(.6) Fraternity and sorority houses.
Notes
474 | Amended, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013).
475 | Added, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013).
476 | Amended, Bill No. 120774-A (approved January 14, 2013); amended, Bill No. 190311 (became law September 12, 2019).
(2) Subarea B.
(a) District Boundaries. 478
The Subarea B /NCP district regulations apply to all RM-1 lots within the area bounded by 20th Street, Sedgley Avenue, Margie Street, Glenwood Avenue, 20th Street, Cumberland Street, 20th Street, Master Street, Ridge Avenue, College Avenue, 20th Street, Girard Avenue, 9th Street, and Lehigh Avenue, as shown on the following map for illustrative purposes only.
/NCP, Subarea B (Applies to RM-1 lots only)
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(b) Permitted Number of Dwelling Units.
A minimum 425 sq. ft. of lot area is required per dwelling unit. Whenever the calculation of permitted number of dwelling units results in a fraction of a dwelling unit, then the number of permitted dwelling units shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
(c) Required Parking.
Parking shall not be required for the first three dwelling units, and thereafter, shall be required at a ratio of three parking spaces for every ten dwelling units.
(d) Temporary Real Estate Sign Regulations. 479
(.1) All signs located on a property advertising the availability of rental units shall be removed within seven (7) days following the rental, lease, or occupancy of the last available unit in the property.
(.2) No such sign shall be artificially illuminated.
(.3) The erection of such signs on properties upon which there are no vacancies is prohibited.
(.4) No such sign shall exceed a maximum gross area of 25 sq. ft.
Notes
477 | Added, Bill No. 120656-AA (approved February 6, 2013); former subsection (2) deleted and former subsection (3) renumbered, Bill No. 210469 (approved July 15, 2021).
478 | Amended, Bill No. 210469 (approved July 15, 2021).
479 | Added, Bill No. 130655 (approved December 4, 2013).
Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-290898Fetched: 10/27/2026