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Council proposed stricter parking rules for Automobile Repair & Care Shops.

Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions,” by creating a new Chapter 9-5600, entitled “Automotive Repair & Care Shop Parking,” to regulate the parking operations of Automobile Repair & Care Shops within the City of Philadelphia, in certain circumstances, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Bass

Introduced: June 24, 2021

automotive repair shopsgovernment parking

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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 regulates how automotive repair shops park vehicles in Philadelphia. Shops are not allowed to park their service vehicles on public streets or roadways and must pay for towing if they do so.

What This Bill Does

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Prohibits automotive repair shops from parking service vehicles on public streets or roadways in Philadelphia.
Requires automotive repair shops to pay for towing if they park vehicles in the street, rather than the vehicle's owner.
Defines an "Automotive Repair & Care Shop" as any facility used or intended to be used for inspections, repairs, maintenance, washing, or cleaning of motor vehicles, trailers, and their parts.
Requires that this new regulation be effective immediately upon passage.