City of Philadelphia - File #: 110549

• File #: 110549
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 9/8/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Title: Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by providing that a vehicle may be towed from the premises of a hospital without first being ticketed, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Jones
• Indexes: TOWING
• Code sections: 9-605 - Towing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/21/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/21/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
9/21/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	RECESSED
9/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by providing that a vehicle may be towed from the premises of a hospital without first being ticketed, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§9-605. Towing.
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(11) Towing From Private Lots, Private Property and Driveways. Only towing companies licensed under paragraph (3) of this Section shall be permitted to tow any illegally parked vehicle from any licensed or unlicensed parking lot, from private property, from any common driveway and from in front of any driveway where the vehicle is blocking access to that driveway.
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(d) No vehicle shall be hooked, towed, or handled in any manner under this subsection unless the vehicle has been ticketed for a violation at the location where the vehicle is to be towed, except as provided in §9-605(11)(d)(i), and until the towing company has notified the Police Department that the vehicle is to be towed, except that in a licensed parking lot, a vehicle may be moved to another location in the parking lot prior to ticketing. Upon such notice, the Police Department shall determine whether or not the vehicle has been reported stolen. If the vehicle has been reported stolen, and except in the case of an immediate threat to public safety as determined by the Police, or a case where a vehicle is blocking access to a public or private driveway, no such vehicle shall be towed unless the Police have either notified, or attempted to notify, the owner of the vehicle of its recovery by calling the contact number provided to the Police at the time it was reported stolen and, unless the Police are unable to contact the owner or leave a message for the owner, or the owner elects to have the Police tow the vehicle, the owner has been given 24 hours from the time of such notification or attempted no...