City of Philadelphia - File #: 040920

• File #: 040920
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 10/21/2004
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Title: Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Traffic Code" by enacting a new Chapter of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibition Against Motor Vehicle Cruising," to prohibit motor vehicle cruising in an area bounded by Lombard Street on the north, Front Street on the east, Bainbridge Street on the south, and Eleventh Street on the west; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Code sections: Title 12 - TRAFFIC CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/7/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/7/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	RECESSED
12/7/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
10/21/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
10/21/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced

Title
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Traffic Code" by enacting a new Chapter of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prohibition Against Motor Vehicle Cruising," to prohibit motor vehicle cruising in an area bounded by Lombard Street on the north, Front Street on the east, Bainbridge Street on the south, and Eleventh Street on the west; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHIILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. A new Chapter 12-700 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Prohibition Against Motor Vehicle Cruising", is hereby enacted, to read as follows:

CHAPTER 12-700. PROHIBITION AGAINST MOTOR VEHICLE CRUISING.

§12-701. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "The person having control and/or ownership of a motor vehicle" means either the owner of the vehicle as stated on the vehicle registration, if present in the vehicle at the time of the violation, or if the owner is not present in the vehicle, the person operating the vehicle at the time of the violation of this Chapter.
(b) "Cruising" means driving a motor vehicle on a street, past a traffic control point as established by the Police Department, more than twice, in any two hour period, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.
(c) "Designated area" means the area bounded by Lombard Street on the north, Front Street on the east, Bainbridge Street on the south, and Eleventh Street on the west.
(d) "Traffic control point" means a clearly identified reference point on a street in a designated area, as determined and marked by the Police Department.
§12-702. Cruising Prohibited.
No person shall engage in cruising on any street located in a designated area. For purposes of this Chapter, the person having control and/or ownership of a motor vehicle shall be considered the person cruising, without regard as to whether that person was actually driving the motor vehicle e...