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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by conditioning the issuance of licenses for public garages and public parking lots on the provision of accessible parking spaces in such garages and lots; and amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," by prohibiting parking in such accessible parking spaces except by persons parking vehicles lawfully bearing registration plates or parking placards issued to physically handicapped persons or severely-disabled veterans; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
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CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE BUSINESSES
ยง9-601. Garages, Parking Lots, Sales Lots and Sales Showrooms.
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(2) Public Garages.
(a) Licenses. No license shall be issued to conduct, operate or maintain any public garage unless:
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(.8) the applicant provides accessible parking in accordance with the following, except that a public garage existing at the time this subsection became law which does not permit self-parking and at which vehicles are parked only by attendants need not provide any particular number of accessible parking spaces, but need only provide at least one accessible drop-off and pick-up location, provided that the garage accepts for parking all vehicles modified for people with disabilities, including vehicles equipped with hand controls:
(.a) The applicant shall provide proof of compliance with the required number of accessible and van accessible parking spaces set forth below.
Total number of parking Required total number Required number of
spaces provided in the of accessible spaces van parking spaces
public garage (including van spaces)
1 to 25 |99| |913|
26 to 50 |99| |913...
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