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Council sought to require notice of temporary parking prohibitions through website and in-person signs

Official:Amending Chapter 12-900 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Regulations and Penalties," by amending Section 12-903, entitled "Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Times," to add provisions relating to notice of temporary parking prohibitions, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown

Introduced: March 2, 2017

: 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 requires the Department to notify drivers of temporary parking prohibitions through its website and in-person signs at least 1 week in advance, and for permit holders to post their own signs at least 72 hours before the prohibition.

What This Bill Does

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Requires the Department to post notice of temporary parking prohibitions on its website at least 1 week in advance, specifying the location and dates of the prohibition.
Requires the Department to post in-person signs at locations where the temporary parking prohibition will take place, at least 1 week in advance.
Requires permit holders to post their own signs at the location of the temporary parking prohibition, at least 72 hours before the prohibition takes effect.
Requires the Department to grant permits for temporary parking prohibitions only if the permittee agrees to post notice of the prohibition at the location, at least 72 hours in advance.