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Bill 150013

Amending Chapter 12 of The Philadelphia Code regarding towing and immobilization of a vehicle for which registration information cannot be obtained.

Introduced Jan 22, 2015Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember OhCouncilmember Oh

From the floor

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  1. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Streets and Services, to which was referred Bill No. 140751, entitled "An ordinance amending Section 9-204 of The Stated Meeting April 9, 2015 Code, entitled 'Sidewalk Vendors in Center City,' by reducing the number of vendor locations permitted on the east side of 5th Street, from Arch Street to Market Street"; and Bill No. 141…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, April 9, 2015 · Apr 9, 2015 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Jan 22, 2015Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Mar 30, 2015HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Mar 30, 2015HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Mar 30, 2015AMENDED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Mar 30, 2015REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  6. Apr 9, 2015ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Apr 9, 2015SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Apr 9, 2015READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Apr 16, 2015READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Apr 28, 2015SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Chapter 12 of The Philadelphia Code regarding towing and immobilization of a vehicle for which registration information cannot be obtained. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 12-2400. TOWING AND IMMOBILIZATION OF PARKED OR ABANDONED VEHICLES. * * * § 12-2405. Removal or Immobilization of Parked Vehicles; Notice. (1) Any vehicle may be removed, by means of towing to the nearest Official Towing Station or immobilized for up to seventy- two (72) hours by means of applying a boot and then towed to the nearest Official Towing Station if not reclaimed, by or under the direction of a member of the Department, or its designated agent whenever any vehicle is: (a) abandoned on the highway; (b) parked in a towing zone; or (c.1) parked on a public street and has any combination of three or more delinquent parking tickets or violation notices issued pursuant to Section 12-3007, relating to an automated red light enforcement system for which appropriate notice has been sent to the registered owner; provided that a boot may be applied only after a delinquency notice on the third such ticket or notice has been issued for at least thirty days (for purposes of determining whether three tickets have been issued to a vehicle for this subsection, all tickets issued to the same owner shall be counted.); or (c.2) parked on a public street, has three or more delinquent parking tickets, and for which the Department or its designated agent has been unable to obtain a correct address for the owner; provided that such a vehicle may be towed or booted under this subsection only after at least thirty days have passed since the issuance of the third such ticket and at least one such ticket included notice of this provision; or * * * SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect in thirty (30) days. ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End