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Bill 240749

Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Traffic Code,” to add provisions related to parking prohibitions in specific places, and to change certain penalties related thereto, all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Sep 12, 2024Committee on Streets and ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember YoungCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember Driscoll

How members voted

  1. Vote on Oct 24, 2024 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (17)

    Councilmember BassCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember PhillipsCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember AhmadCouncilmember LandauCouncilmember O'RourkeCouncilmember YoungCouncil President Johnson

From the floor

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  1. “Esteemed Council President Johnson and members of Council, my name is Rose Mae Hensen and I'm speaking on Bill 240749. I'm a resident of District 3, hey, and I commute downtown. I'm not against the development of an arena. I'm against the development of an arena at this location. The City released thousands of pages of impact studies only two months ago and have held no public briefings on these studies. I have spent…”

    Ms. Hensen · Stated Meeting, October 24, 2024 · Oct 24, 2024 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “So I will be also be speaking on Bill No. 240749. Increased traffic in Center City will inevitably increase parking and safety issues in their area. No one in this room ran for office and took an oath to harm communities, jeopardy patient safety, clog city streets or make the jobs of our first responders more difficult. I have already taken the Hippocratic Oath. And like you, I will do everything in my power to uphol…”

    Ms. Gong · Stated Meeting, October 24, 2024 · Oct 24, 2024 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “Good afternoon and thank you for the -- good afternoon. My name is a Gale Loney, and I'm speaking on Bill 240749. I live in the 5th Councilmanic District and Jeffrey Young is my Councilperson, and traffic and parking is an issue that we are concerned with as well as around any type of arena, stadium, we have had this conversation in North Central when Temple was trying to build their stadium where we were. Parking wa…”

    Ms. Loney · Stated Meeting, October 24, 2024 · Oct 24, 2024 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to have a point of information for my Bill No. 240749. I know a lot of folks came and testified on it, but that bill is involving double parking. It relates to double parking in our city. It doesn't relate to any parking around the arena or anything like that. So I just wanted some clarification for the folks who are listening and watching. My bill deals with double parking in th…”

    Councilman Young · Stated Meeting, October 24, 2024 · Oct 24, 2024 · official transcript, this passage

  5. “Aye. The ayes are 17. The nays are 0. Majority of all members having voted in the affirmative the bill passes. Will the Clerk please read the title of Bill No. 240749.”

    Council President Johnson · Stated Meeting, October 24, 2024 · Oct 24, 2024 · official transcript, this passage

  6. “The Committee on Streets and Services to which were referred the following bills: 240613, an ordinance amending Chapter 12-1100 ("Miscellaneous Regulations and Penalties") and Chapter 12-2800 ("Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations") of The Philadelphia Code, making revisions to disability parking space standards and procedures, creating an application process for residential disability parking spaces, li…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, October 17, 2024 · Oct 17, 2024 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 12, 2024Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Oct 15, 2024HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Streets and Services
  3. Oct 15, 2024HEARING HELD · Committee on Streets and Services
  4. Oct 15, 2024REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Streets and Services
  5. Oct 17, 2024ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Oct 17, 2024READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Oct 24, 2024READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Nov 13, 2024SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to add provisions related to parking prohibitions in specific places, and to change certain penalties related thereto, all under certain terms and conditions. ..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: TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE * * * CHAPTER 12-900. PARKING REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES * * * � 12-913. Prohibitions in Specified Places. * * * (1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall: (a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: * * * (.1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. (.* ) In the travel lane within 20 feet of an open adjacent space in the parking lane or a designated loading zone. * * * CHAPTER 12-2800. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF PARKING VIOLATIONS * * * � 12-2809. Civil Penalties and Costs. * * * (2) Basic Penalties (a) Any person violating the following provisions of Title 12, shall, upon a final finding of liability pursuant to this Chapter 12-2800, and except as set forth in subsection 12-2809(2)(b), be liable for payment of the civil penalty indicated, in addition to the costs and fees set forth in subsection 12-2809(1): * * * Code Provision Violation Description Penalty * * * 12-913(1)(a) Standing, Stopping, Parking - Prohib Place * * * (. *) Double Parking within 20 feet of Open Parking Space or Loading Zone ($150) * * * SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately. __________________________________ Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added. ..End