Title
Amending Section 12-1131 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "
Electric Vehicle Parking," to provide for the discontinued approval of new
Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces and the expiration of such existing spaces, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 12-1131 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง 12-1131.
Electric Vehicle Parking.
(1) Definitions.
"Department" means the department or departments designated by the Mayor to administer the provisions of subsection 12-1131(3)(b)(.3).
"
Electric Vehicle" is any motor
vehicle that receives motive power from a battery or other storage device that receives
electricity from an external source such as a charger, and includes a Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicle.
"
Electric Vehicle Charger" is a device which permits the transfer of
electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other storage device in an
electric vehicle.
"
Electric Vehicle Parking Space" is any legally marked parking space that identifies the use to be [exclusively for an
electric vehicle.] designated as exclusively reserved for
Electric Vehicles only from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and non-
electric vehicles for no more than two (2) hours at a time between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and states that violators are subject to a fine and removal of their
vehicle.
"Non-
Electric Vehicle" is any motor
vehicle that does not meet the definition of "
Electric Vehicle".
"Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicle" is any motor
vehicle that combines a conventional propulsion system with an on-board rechargeable energy storage system. The different propulsion power systems in the Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicle may have common subsystems or components.
(2)
Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces - Generally.
(a)
Electric vehicle parking spaces are reserved for parki...
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