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City Allows Parking in Spots with Broken Meters Without Penalty Under New Proposal

Official:Amending Section 12-1010, entitled "Penalty," of Chapter 12-1000, entitled "Parking Meter Regulations and Penalties," of Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to allow parking in parking spaces governed by inoperable parking meters or parking payment centers and establishing a presumption of inoperability, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Oh

Introduced: November 17, 2016

: Committee on Streets and Services

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No one voted on this bill

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows drivers to park in spaces with broken parking meters or payment centers without penalty, and establishes a presumption that these meters are indeed broken.

What This Bill Does

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Allows drivers to park in spaces governed by inoperable parking meters or payment centers without penalty.
Establishes a presumption that parking meters or payment centers are inoperable if they are not functioning correctly.
Removes the penalty for parking in these spaces, so drivers are not subject to fines or prosecution for parking in spaces regulated by inoperable meters or payment centers.
Limits the duration of parking in these spaces to the posted time limit.