Bill 090014

..Title Amending the provisions of Section 12-918 of The Philadelphia Code, which regulates the provision of on-street parking restricted to vehicles owned by car sharing organizations. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 12-918 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows: §12-918. Parking for [Car] Auto Sharing Organizations. (1) The term "[Car] Auto Sharing Organization" shall mean [a non-profit organization that is generally open to the public and that permits members to utilize vehicles available at publicly accessible locations on a pay per use basis.] an organization that provides public access to a fleet of automobiles on an hourly basis, or in smaller intervals, and maintains said automobiles, which must be located at unstaffed, self-service locations (other than any incidental garage valet service) and generally available for pick-up by members 24 hours per day. (2) No person, other than [a car] an auto sharing organization or its members, shall stop, stand or park a vehicle at a location designated for use by [a car] an auto sharing organization when a sign is erected giving notice thereof. (3) One parking space may be reserved for vehicles owned by [car] auto sharing organizations on each of following blockfaces, at specific locations to be designated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority: * * * (4) Council may by ordinance designate additional reserved parking spaces for vehicles owned by [car] auto sharing organizations after taking in consideration the following: (a) The difficulty or inability experienced by residents in close proximity of the proposed reserved parking location in obtaining curbside parking reasonably accessible to their residences; (b) The desire of the residents in close proximity to the proposed reserved parking location for the institution of a reserved parking location for [a car] an auto sharing organization; (c) The access to the area by means of transportation other than private vehicles; and (d) The desirability of establishing a reserved parking location for [a car] an auto sharing organization in view of the actual or expected use of the car sharing organization. (5) The Parking Authority may temporarily designate additional reserved spaces on additional blockfaces for a period not to exceed six months for any particular space, provided that the Authority takes into consideration the provisions of the preceding paragraph. (6) Following Council or Parking Authority designation of a reserved location for parking [a car] an auto sharing vehicle, [a car] an auto sharing organization may apply to the Authority for exclusive use of such location on a first-come, first-served, basis. The Authority shall issue a permit for the use of the location upon payment of a permit fee. The permit fee shall be $150 per location per year, payable to the City of Philadelphia. (7) A permit for the exclusive use of a space reserved for parking [a car] an auto sharing vehicle may be revoked at any time for reason of public health, safety or access need, if written notice is provided to the car sharing organization 30 days prior to such termination, unless for exigent circumstances such termination is required upon shorter notice. No permit shall be revoked for the purpose of issuing a permit to a competing auto sharing organization for the same location or blockface. (8) The Parking Authority shall propose regulations to the Planning Commission by June 30, 2009 to implement the provisions of this Section. Such regulations shall not take effect until they are adopted by the City Planning Commission. * * * ______________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End