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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 limited for use by a specific person with disability, creating a new administrative hearing process, and amending applicable penalties.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disability or Severely Disability Veteran Parking" is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
? 12-1117. Designation and use of Disability Parking Spaces.
(1) Definitions.
(a) Disability parking permit. A registration plate or placard issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as provided in 75 Pa. C.S. ? 1338 (relating to person with disability plate and placard) or 75 Pa. C.S. ? 1342 (a), (b), or (c) (relating to veteran plate and placard), as amended.
(b) Person with disability. The current and valid holder of a disability parking permit.
(c) Disability parking space. An on-street or off-street parking space reserved for any vehicle bearing or displaying a disability parking permit.
(d) Parking Authority. The Philadelphia Parking Authority.
(e) Residential disability parking space. An on-street parking space reserved for a specific disability parking permit.
(2) Disability parking spaces - generally.
(a) Disability parking spaces shall be located as close as practicable to educational institutions, government buildings, hospitals, medical centers, cultural institutions, and recreational facilities.
(b) On-street disability parking spaces may not be designated where on-street parking is prohibited by ordinance or by ...
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