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Amending Section 12-919 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "On-Street Parking of Boats, Motor Homes, Truck Campers, Semitrailers, Truck Tractors, and Vending Carts," to provide prohibitions on semitrailer and truck tractor parking in the Sixth District of Council, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s parking rules to prohibit parking semitrailers and truck tractors on public streets in the Sixth Council District when the Department of Streets determines that the parking would interfere with the safe and efficient use of the street by pedestrians or traffic. The ordinance took effect immediately.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
November 17, 2022
Sponsors
Michael Driscoll
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS

:

SECTION 1. Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 12-900. PARKING REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES.

§ 12-919. On-Street Parking of Boats, Motor Homes, Truck Campers, Semitrailers, Truck Tractors, and Vending Carts.

(1)

Definitions. In this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

(d)

Semitrailer. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102.

(e)

Truck Tractor. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102.

(2)

Prohibited Conduct.

(c)

No person shall park a semitrailer or truck tractor on any public street in the 6th Council District that has been determined by regulation of the Department of Streets to be a location with respect to which the safe and efficient use of the right-of-way by pedestrians or traffic would be impaired by such parking.

SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

  4. Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

    Council actionCommittee on Streets and Services

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred