Philadelphia Code tit. 12, ch. 12-2900 — CONTRACTOR PARKING | The Philadelphia Code (2026 Code: The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter current through October 8, 2026) — City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Code § 12-2901 Definitions.

§ 12-2901. Definitions. (1) Authority. The Philadelphia Parking Authority. (2) Contractor vehicle. A vehicle bearing commercial license plates, registered to or leased by (as defined in subsection 12-2901(2)(a)) a contractor to whom all trade, occupation and commercial activity licenses have been issued by the City of Philadelphia. 403 (a) Leased Vehicle means a vehicle owned by a leasing business which is being provided to a contractor through a leasing contract. A vehicle leased from an individual to a contractor is not a leased vehicle for purposes of this Chapter. (3) Contractor Parking Permit. A permit to be placed in the window of a vehicle indicating that the vehicle is being used to perform a contractor service, with space provided to indicate where the work is being performed, or, upon establishment by the Parking Authority of a system of permit recognition based on identification of the registration plate of the vehicle, a permit issued under such system. 404 Notes 403 | Amended, Bill No. 110758 (approved December 21, 2011), effective May 1, 2012. 404 | Amended, Bill No. 190463 (approved June 26, 2019).

Philadelphia Code § 12-2902 Contractor Parking Permit.

§ 12-2902. Contractor Parking Permit. (1) When a vehicle displaying a current and valid Contractor Parking Permit is being used in connection with contracting work, the driver may park without limitation as to time and without payment of any parking meter fees at locations where parking otherwise is not prohibited, subject to the limitations and requirements of subsection (2) below. The Department may by regulation limit the locations where Contractor Parking Permits will be honored. (2) Limitations. Upon the effective date of the ordinance authorizing this section: (a) Parking under a Contractor Parking Permit shall be limited to a maximum of nine hundred (900) hours for each six (6) month period the permit is valid, and subject to the registered owner of the vehicle maintaining registration under a system established by the Department or the Authority to record hours parked, which system must be utilized while parking in any location where special contractor parking is authorized. The Department may revise the maximum number of hours for which a Contractor Parking Permit is valid by regulation, but not before both July 1, 2025, and before conducting a study of the total usage of Contractor Parking Permits; and (b) Parking for periods of time beyond such total maximum amount of hours pursuant to a Contractor Parking Permit shall be subject to an additional charge of one dollar ($1.00) for every hour exceeded beyond the maximum amount. (c) Each Contractor Parking Permit shall be issued or renewed for one particular vehicle, shall be valid for six (6) months, and may not be transferred to another vehicle. (3) Contractor Parking Permits shall be issued and renewed by the Authority. A person requesting issuance or renewal of a Contractor Parking Permit shall make written application to the Authority upon forms supplied by the Authority. The Authority shall approve the application if it determines that the Contractor Parking Permit is being requested for a contractor vehicle which is used for contractor service, and if it finds that there are not three (3) or more unpaid parking violation fines imposed for the vehicle, or any unpaid taxes or fees due the City of Philadelphia, unless the applicant has entered into a payment agreement with the Authority and/or the City for such unpaid fines, taxes or fees. 406 (4) Replacement permits may be issued, upon surrender of the old permit, when a vehicle is taken out of service and replaced with a new vehicle, for the remainder of the life of the permit, at no additional charge. (5) Contractor Parking Permits may be issued to municipal and monopoly utilities at no charge. (6) Fees for Contractor Parking Permits are as follows: (a) Between the effective date of the ordinance authorizing this section and January 1, 2024: one hundred fifty dollars ($150). (b) Effective January 1, 2024, three hundred dollars ($300). (c) After July 1, 2024, the Department may revise the fee by regulation, provided that the fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300), multiplied by the CPI Multiplier. The CPI Multiplier shall be equal to the most recently published Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items Index, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as of the effective date of the proposed fee increase, divided by the most recently published CPI-U as of July 1, 2023. (7) Temporary Restriction on Certain Regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 12-2902, the Department shall make no regulation before July 1, 2027, increasing the number of parking spaces designated as “Contractor Placard Not Valid This Block”. Notes 405 | Amended, Bill No. 060447 (approved July 5, 2006), effective August 4, 2006; amended, Bill No. 210928 (approved November 30, 2022), effective March 18, 2025. Section 2 of Bill No. 210928 provides: “This Ordinance shall be effective the later of 180 days after it becomes law or 30 days after the effective date of regulations implementing a system to record hours parked under a Contractor Parking Permit.” Implementing regulations became effective on February 16, 2025, and Bill No. 210928 became effective on March 18, 2025. 406 | Amended, Bill No. 130561 (approved October 23, 2013), effective November 22, 2013.

Philadelphia Code § 12-2903 Rules and Regulations.

§ 12-2903. Rules and Regulations. (1) The Authority shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

Philadelphia Code § 12-2904 Prohibited Conduct.

§ 12-2904. Prohibited Conduct. (1) No person shall display a Contractor Parking Permit in a vehicle to invoke or attempt to invoke the parking privileges of this Chapter except in the vehicle for which a current and valid Contractor Parking Permit has been issued, and only when the vehicle is being used for contractor services. (2) No person shall make use of the Contractor Parking Permit to avoid or attempt to avoid liability for any parking violation, except when the person is performing contractor services.

Philadelphia Code § 12-2904.1 Display of Invalid Permit.

§ 12-2904.1. Display of Invalid Permit. No vehicle shall display any ticket, tag, handbill, or other writing simulating or in imitation of a Contractor Parking Permit. Notes 407 | Added, Bill No. 100285 (approved June 23, 2010), effective July 23, 2010.

Philadelphia Code § 12-2905 Penalties, Revocation of Contractor Parking Permit.

§ 12-2905. Penalties, Revocation of Contractor Parking Permit. (1) Any person violating the provisions of Section 12-2904 shall pay a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for each violation, together with costs of prosecution, or, in default thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten (10) days. (2) Any person violating Section 12-2904 or Section 12-2904.1 shall, in addition to the penalties set forth in subsection 12-2905(1), have his or her Contractor Parking Permit revoked and such person may not reapply for a Contractor Parking Permit for a period of six (6) months thereafter, and be liable for payment of fines, costs and additional fees prescribed and assessed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 12-2800 of this Title. 408 Notes 408 | Amended, Bill No. 100285 (approved June 23, 2010), effective July 23, 2010.