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Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by revising certain definitions; adding a new Section 12-926, entitled "Fee for Use of Bus Loading Zones and Facilities," to impose a fee on certain activities by intercity buses; authorizing the installation and use of camera-based monitoring systems for administration of the fee system; and authorizing an agreement with the Philadelphia Parking Authority for enforcement and collection of certain fees for intercity buses; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE
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CHAPTER 12-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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? 12-102. Definitions.
In this Title the following definitions apply:
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(3) Bus Stand. A fixed area [in the roadway] to be occupied exclusively by buses for lay-over in operating schedules or waiting for passengers, which includes Bus Loading Facilities and Bus Loading Zones as those terms are defined in Section 12-926.
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CHAPTER 12-900. PARKING REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
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? 12-926. Fee For Use of Bus Loading Zones and Bus Loading Facilities.
(1) Definitions.
In this Section, the following definitions apply:
(a) Bus Loading Facility. A facility that is owned, operated, leased, or otherwise managed by the City or its designee that is used for the stopping, standing, parking, loading, and unloading of Commercial Intercity Buses.
(b) Bus Loading Zone. A fixed area in the roadway parallel and adjacent to the curb that is designated by signs and set aside for the stopping, standing, parking, loading, and unloading of Commercial Intercity Buses, as authorized pursuant to Section 12-907.
(c) Charter Bus. A motor bus engaged or hired for transportation of a group of persons who, pursuant to a common purpose, under a single contract, at a fixed charge for the motor vehicle...
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