Official:Amending Bill No. 040595 (approved June 15, 2005), entitled "An Ordinance amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code ("Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions") by amending Section 9-605 ("Towing") to prohibit certain towing upon the establishment of a rotational towing system; to define the parameters of the rotational system; and to make certain technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions," to repeal the effective date provision of that ordinance; and amending Section 9-605 to revise the terms pursuant to which a rotational towing system may be established and towers may operate and provisions regarding the fees that towers may charge; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Savage
Introduced: June 14, 2007
Signed: December 13, 2007
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill revises and updates rules for a rotational towing system in Philadelphia, including fees that towers can charge.
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