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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions," by amending Section 9-601, entitled "Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Showrooms," by providing further for the filing of rates by public parking garages, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted law changes the rules for public parking garages in Philadelphia. Garage operators must notify the Department in writing at least 72 hours before changing rates, changes can begin only on the first day of a month and must remain in effect for at least one month, and garages may not charge higher special-event rates than their regular rates.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 7, 2005
Sponsors
JFJames F. Kenney
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES, AND PROFESSIONS.

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CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE BUSINESSES.

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§9-601. Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms.

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(2) Public Garages.

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(d) Rates. The rates charged by a licensee at any public garage shall be the same as are filed with the application for such garage, or as subsequently amended, and shall show the charges made on an hourly, daily, Sunday and holiday basis. Weekly or monthly rates need not be posted.

(.1) Where different rates are made for day and night parking, such different rates shall be shown.

(.2) A licensee shall not make any charge for parking in excess of the rates set forth in his application, unless he has first notified the Department in writing of the new schedule of rates at least [48]

72

hours in advance of the proposed change, and has posted signs showing such rate changes

, except that a new schedule of rates shall only take effect on the first day of a calendar month and shall remain in effect for at least one calendar month. No rate schedule may include a “special event” rate for parking on an hourly, daily, evening or other basis during specified days of the month that is in excess of the regular rates charged on such basis during all other days of the month.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on final passage calendar for next meeting.

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Amended

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
  5. Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Licenses and Inspections

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred