City of Philadelphia - File #: 180218

• File #: 180218
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 3/8/2018
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• 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.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Squilla
• Indexes: ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/20/2018	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/19/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
4/12/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/12/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/12/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/9/2018	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/9/2018	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
4/9/2018	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
3/8/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

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:

§ 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...