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Amending Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Permit Parking Districts," by creating a new Section providing for the establishment of Special Permit Parking Districts in certain areas of the City where there is insufficient on-street parking and where special parking regulations are needed, adding definitions and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12-2700 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 12-2700. PERMIT PARKING DISTRICTS.
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ยง 12-2702. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
[(a) Permit parking district means a contiguous or nearly contiguous area where curbside parking on public highways is limited to not less than one (1) hour between 6:00 A.M. and midnight from Monday through Saturday, or every day, except on legal holidays, unless a vehicle properly displays a parking permit authorized by this Chapter and is parked on a block posted pursuant to Section 12-2704 of this Chapter; provided, that when actual commerce and/or institutional use of property on the ground floor level of any block of a street exceeds fifty-percent, that block shall be excluded from the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) Parking permit means either a resident parking permit or a temporary parking permit authorized by this Chapter.
(c) Vehicle means an automobile, motorcycle, or van or passenger utility vehicle intended primarily for personal use and not exceeding twenty (20) feet in length.
(d) Leased vehicle means a vehicle owned by a leasing business which is being provided to an individual through a leasing contract. A vehicle leased from one individual to another individual is not a leased vehicle for purposes of this Chapter.
(e) Company car means a car, the vehicle registration of which reflects that it is owned by a corpo...
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