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City Council Moves to Reclaim Control Over On-Street Parking Regulations from Parking Authority

Official:Repealing an Ordinance approved the eleventh day of January, A.D. 1950, declaring the intention of the City of Philadelphia to organize and authorizing the organization of a Parking Authority under the Act of June 5, 1947, P.L. 458, as amended by Act No. 276, approved May 9, 1949; repealing Ordinance 1633, approved the eighth day of April, A.D. 1983, by which the City of Philadelphia delegated to the Philadelphia Parking Authority certain powers relating to the administration, supervision and enforcement of on-street parking regulations and collection on behalf of the City of Philadelphia of fines and penalties imposed in connection with the violation of parking regulations pursuant to authority granted it by Section 345 of the Parking Authority Law (53 P.S. §§ 341 et. seq.); and amending Title 1 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "General Provisions;" Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions;" Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity;" and Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code;" to implement the repealer in all places where the "Philadelphia Parking Authority" appears; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Oh

Introduced: September 29, 2016

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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 aims to repeal an ordinance that gave the Philadelphia Parking Authority control over on-street parking regulations and collection of fines in Philadelphia.

What This Bill Does

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Repeals Ordinance approved January 11, 1950, which authorized the organization of a Parking Authority.
Repeals Ordinance 1633, approved April 8, 1983, which delegated to the Philadelphia Parking Authority the administration, supervision, and enforcement of on-street parking regulations, and collection of fines on behalf of the City of Philadelphia.
Removes the Philadelphia Parking Authority's control over on-street parking regulations and collection of fines in Philadelphia from the City Code.
Makes corresponding changes to Titles 1, 9, 10, and 12 of The Philadelphia Code, replacing references to the "Philadelphia Parking Authority" with the language "the City of Philadelphia".