City of Philadelphia - File #: 170534

• File #: 170534
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/18/2017
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/25/2017
• Title: Calling upon the Philadelphia Streets Department to post the fine for violation of the electric vehicle parking space restrictions on-site, and calling upon the Philadelphia Parking Authority to establish a dedicated call-line to report violations of electric vehicle parking space restrictions and to vigorously enforce such electric vehicle parking space restrictions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Taubenberger, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Blackwell

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/25/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
5/18/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass

Title

Calling upon the Philadelphia Streets Department to post the fine for violation of the electric vehicle parking space restrictions on-site, and calling upon the Philadelphia Parking Authority to establish a dedicated call-line to report violations of electric vehicle parking space restrictions and to vigorously enforce such electric vehicle parking space restrictions.

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WHEREAS, Philadelphia City Council has enacted a one-year moratorium on the designation of new electric vehicle parking spaces pending the development of a best practices policy to encourage the use of electric vehicles in Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, Sixty-Eight electric vehicle spaces have already been designated in the City of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, Electric vehicle parking spaces are exclusively restricted to electric vehicles from 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M., and non-electric vehicles are authorized to park in electric vehicle parking spaces for no more than two hours between 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.; and

WHEREAS, Current beneficiaries of such electric vehicle parking spaces complain that non-electric vehicles park in those spaces in violation of those restrictions, and that enforcement is inadequate; and

WHEREAS, The fine for violating the “Parking for Electric Vehicles Only” restriction is $300; and

WHEREAS, Posting that substantial fine on-site would deter non-electric vehicle parking in violation of electric vehicle parking space restrictions; and

WHEREAS, A dedicated call-line would assist in enforcing the prohibition of non-electric vehicle parking in violation of electric vehicle parking space restrictions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby call upon the Philadelphia Streets Department to post the fine for violating  electric vehicle parking space restrictions on-site and upon the Philadelphia Parking Authority to establish a dedicated call-line to assist in enforcing electric vehicle parking restrictions; and

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Philadelphia Parking Authority vigorously enforce such electric vehicle parking space restrictions.

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