THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1
. Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled the "Traffic Code," is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Railroad Trains and Street Cars Not to Block Streets.
No operator of any railroad train or street car shall prevent the use of any streets for purposes of travel for a period of time longer than 5 minutes, nor prevent vehicles,
bicycles or pedestrians
from using off-street facilities for a period of longer than 5 minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to trains or cars in motion but shall apply to
trains or
cars in switching.
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Excessive Idling of and Noise from Motor Vehicles
and Railroad Trains
.
No person shall cause or permit the engine of a motor vehicle or
railroad train
to idle for longer than three minutes while parking, stopping or standing, except that this prohibition shall not apply to:
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No person shall cause or permit the engine of a bus or truck
or railroad train
to idle for longer than five (5) minutes while parking, stopping or standing at any terminal point along an established route, except that this prohibition shall not apply to:
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No person, while driving, parked or in control of a motor vehicle
or railroad train
within any of the areas listed below, shall cause or allow noise, produced in any manner or form, to come from the motor vehicle at a sound level that is greater than eighty (80) decibels, unless such noise is being created in connection with the holding of a public assembly, parade or procession for which a permit or license has been issued by the City. This prohibition shall apply within the following areas:
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Any area under the control and jurisdiction of the Fairmount Park Commission.
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Explanation:
Italics
means new matter added.
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Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
A motion was made by Councilmember Nutter that this matter be Introduced. The motion carried unanimously.
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