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Amending the provisions of Section 12-918 of The Philadelphia Code, which regulates the provision of on-street parking restricted to vehicles owned by car sharing organizations.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 12-918 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
ยง12-918. Parking for [Car] Auto Sharing Organizations.
(1) The term "[Car] Auto Sharing Organization" shall mean [a non-profit organization that is generally open to the public and that permits members to utilize vehicles available at publicly accessible locations on a pay per use basis.] an organization that provides public access to a fleet of automobiles on an hourly basis, or in smaller intervals, and maintains said automobiles, which must be located at unstaffed, self-service locations (other than any incidental garage valet service) and generally available for pick-up by members 24 hours per day.
(2) No person, other than [a car] an auto sharing organization or its members, shall stop, stand or park a vehicle at a location designated for use by [a car] an auto sharing organization when a sign is erected giving notice thereof.
(3) One parking space may be reserved for vehicles owned by [car] auto sharing organizations on each of following blockfaces, at specific locations to be designated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority:
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(4) Council may by ordinance designate additional reserved parking spaces for vehicles owned by [car] auto sharing organizations after taking in consideration the following:
(a) The difficulty or inability experienced by residents in close proximity of the proposed reserved parking location in obtaining curbside parking reasonably accessible to their residences;
(b) The desire of the residents in close proximity to the proposed reserved parking location for the institution of a reserved parking location for [a car] an auto sharing organization;
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