City of Philadelphia - File #: 100611

• File #: 100611
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/23/2010
• In control: Committee on Rules
• Final action: 3/31/2011
• Title: Amending Section 9-601 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms," by requiring Public Parking Lots and Public Garages to accept credit cards and debit cards in payment of parking rates, by conditioning all licenses and permits issued under that Section on the authority of City and Philadelphia Parking Authority enforcement officers to enter public garages and parking lots to enforce the provisions of the Section, by revising the provisions governing the permitting and regulation of valet parking operators, and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney
• Indexes: PARKING FEES, PARKING GARAGES
• Code sections: 9-601 - Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/13/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/31/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
3/24/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
3/24/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
3/24/2011	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
3/23/2011	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/23/2011	0	Committee on Rules	HEARING HELD
3/23/2011	0	Committee on Rules	AMENDED
3/23/2011	1	Committee on Rules	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/23/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 9-601 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms," by requiring Public Parking Lots and Public Garages to accept credit cards and debit cards in payment of parking rates, by conditioning all licenses and permits issued under that Section on the authority of City and Philadelphia Parking Authority enforcement officers to enter public garages and parking lots to enforce the provisions of the Section, by revising the provisions governing the permitting and regulation of valet parking operators, and by making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 9-601 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§9-601. Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms.

(1) General Provisions.

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(c) As a condition of any license or permit issued under this Section, employees of the City of Philadelphia and of the Philadelphia Parking Authority ("PPA") who are authorized to enforce ordinances shall be authorized to enter public garages and public parking lots for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this §9-601. The provisions of this subsection relating to the PPA shall only be effective if the City and the PPA have executed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") which authorizes the PPA to enforce this §9-601 and which details the financial arrangements between the City and the PPA with respect to such authorization. The Mayor and such other appropriate officers as the Mayor designates are authorized, on behalf of the City, to enter into the MOU.

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(2) Public Garages.

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(c) Each licensee shall maintain at each entrance to a public garage a permanently affixed sign which shall show the name and address of the licensee, the schedule of rates charged for parking or storing vehicles, the accepted methods of payment, [inclu...