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City Limits Non-Resident Parking Privileges at Handicapped Spaces Across Philadelphia Streets

Official:Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," by limiting, with respect to on-street parking spaces reserved for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans, the number of hours persons who do not live on the block may park in such reserved spaces, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: November 17, 2005

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill limits non-residents to parking for up to three hours in on-street spaces reserved for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans.

What This Bill Does

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Limits non-residents to parking for up to three hours in on-street spaces reserved for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans.
Presumably, this change would apply to on-street parking spaces reserved for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans throughout Philadelphia.
The Department of Streets is responsible for designating reserved on-street parking spaces for the physically handicapped and severely-disabled veterans, following an investigation determining need and approval for practicality and feasibility of traffic operations.
The Department of Health is involved in the process of determining the need for reserved on-street parking spaces, and must provide information to the Department of Streets for approval.