PARKING REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES

Philadelphia Code tit. 12, ch. 12-900

in effect

Philadelphia Code § 12-901 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Places.

§ 12-901. Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Places. (1) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no operator shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places: (a) Upon any bridge or viaduct, in any tunnel or underpass, or upon any approach to any bridge, viaduct, tunnel, or underpass; (b) In a designated bus stop; (c) Within 200 feet of any school property when such stopping, standing or parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous condition; (d) Upon any street where stopping, standing, or parking would create a hazardous condition, or would cause serious delay to traffic, for a distance not exceeding 250 feet in length. (2) No person shall move or push a vehicle into any prohibited area, or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful. (3) No person shall park a commercial vehicle on any street within one hundred feet of any property used partially or completely for residential purposes between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., except for the purpose of loading or unloading vehicles in the usual course of business with the occupiers of the residential property, or while carrying passengers for hire. This subsection shall not apply to any commercial vehicles having a capacity not in excess of one-half ton which has not been materially changed from the original manufacturer's design, nor to the following locations: 69 Souder street, between Unruh street and Knorr street, both sides, Edgewood street, between Elmwood and Buist avenues, both sides, and Godfrey avenue between 17th street and Ogontz avenue, both sides. 70 Regent street, between Sixty-fifth street and Sixty-sixth street, both sides. 71 3400 block of Vaux street, both sides. 72 Oregon avenue, between Thirteenth street and Juniper street, north side. 73 8500 block of Bergen place, both sides. 74 700 block of South Eighth street, both sides. 75 2200 block of Earp street, both sides. 76 3100 block of South Broad street. 77 600 block of Cheswick Road, both sides. 78 South 11th Street, from Catherine Street to Webster Street, west side. 79 The above exemption shall not apply to any vehicle which is loaded with debris, waste or recyclable materials. 80 Notes 69 | Added, 1964 Ordinances, p. 1270; amended, 1981 Ordinances, p. 1142. 70 | Added, 1981 Ordinances, p. 1142; amended, 1982 Ordinances, p. 14; amended, 1982 Ordinances, p. 769. 71 | Added, 1983 Ordinances, p. 1486. 72 | Added, 1984 Ordinances, p. 924. 73 | Added, 1987 Ordinances, p. 23. 74 | Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 26. 75 | Added, 1991 Ordinances, p. 866. 76 | Added, 1992 Ordinances, p. 208. 77 | Added, 1993 Ordinances, p. 40. 78 | Added, Bill No. 080904 (approved December 22, 2008). 79 | Added, Bill No. 190453 (approved July 17, 2019). 80 | Added, Bill No. 960846-A (approved April 18, 1997).

Philadelphia Code § 12-902 Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited.

§ 12-902. Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited. (1) No person shall stand or park a vehicle or watercraft trailer upon any roadway for the purpose of: (a) Displaying such vehicle, watercraft trailer or watercraft attached thereto for sale; (b) Commercial washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, watercraft trailer or watercraft attached thereto, except repairs necessitated by an emergency. Notes 81 | Amended, Bill No. 080648 (approved November 19, 2008).

Philadelphia Code § 12-903 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Times.

§ 12-903. Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited at Certain Times. (1) The Department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to give notice whenever an ordinance or regulation prohibits stopping, standing and parking on any street, or portion thereof, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in violation of such ordinances or regulations. (2) The Department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to give notice whenever an ordinance or regulation prohibits standing and parking on any street, or portion thereof, and no person shall stand or park a vehicle in violation of such ordinances or regulations. (3) The Department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to give notice whenever an ordinance or regulation prohibits parking or limits the time of parking on any street, or portion thereof, and no person shall park a vehicle in violation of such ordinances or regulations. (4) Ordinances or regulations imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any operator from obeying more restrictive regulations prohibiting stopping, standing or parking. (5) In areas expressly provided for by special ordinances, the Department may establish and revise limited time parking regulations, as prescribed in subsection 12-903(3). 83 (6) The Department is authorized to establish by regulation cleaning zones in which stopping, standing or parking is prohibited at certain times on a certain day or days of the week for the purpose of permitting street cleaning. Any such zone established by the Department is hereby designated as a towing zone for the hours during which the Department has by regulation prohibited stopping, standing or parking. The Department shall clearly designate by appropriate signs the day or days of the week and the hours during which stopping, standing or parking is prohibited in such zones, and the fact that they are towing zones. Violations of the regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection 12-903(4) shall be enforced in the manner set forth in Section 12-916. 84 (7) The Department is authorized to establish and revise by regulation restrictions and limitations on standing, stopping, and parking along the north side of Washington Avenue from Delaware Avenue to 11th Street, and along the south side of Washington Avenue from Delaware Avenue to Broad Street. Such regulation shall incorporate analysis of traffic data collected along and parallel to Washington Avenue one (1) year, and again two (2) years, after project completion. 85 Notes 82 | Amended, 1989 Ordinances, p. 72; amended and renumbered subsections (2) and (3), 1990 Ordinances, p. 211. See also Bill No. 220520 (approved July 6, 2022). 83 | Added, 1982 Ordinances, p. 1389. 84 | Added, 1990 Ordinances, p. 1013. Enrolled bill numbered this as subsection (4). Former subsection deleted and replaced with new subsection, 1992 Ordinances, p. 661. 85 | Added, Bill No. 220523 (approved August 31, 2022).

Philadelphia Code § 12-904 Loading and Unloading.

§ 12-904. Loading and Unloading. (1) The operator of a passenger vehicle may stop temporarily in a curb loading zone for the purpose of the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any commercial vehicle about to enter such zone. Notes 86 | Amended, Bill No. 190463 (approved June 26, 2019).

Philadelphia Code § 12-905 Permits for Curb Loading Zones.

§ 12-905. Permits for Curb Loading Zones. (1) The Department may designate a curb loading zone upon the special request of any person when, on the basis of an engineering study by the Department, it is determined that such curb loading zone is necessary and justified by traffic conditions. (2) Any person who requests a curb loading zone not in a meter parking area shall make written application to the Department. After approval of such application by the Department and the payment of a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for each 23 feet of curb parking space or fraction thereof to the City, a permit for such curb loading zone may be issued subject to the provisions of subsection (1), above. The permit shall contain such conditions as the Department may prescribe, and shall be valid for one year. The permit shall not be transferable but may be reissued annually upon payment of a maintenance fee of seventy-five dollars ($75). 87 (3) Any person who requests a curb loading zone in a parking meter area shall make written application to the Department. After approval of such application by the Department and the payment of a fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each metered parking space or fraction thereof included in the curb loading zone, a permit for such curb loading zone may be issued subject to the provisions of subsection (1), above. The permit shall contain such conditions as the Department may prescribe, and shall be valid for one year. The permit shall not be transferable but may be reissued annually upon payment of a maintenance fee of seventy-five dollars ($75). 88 (4) Any person who requests a curb loading zone in the Center City area bounded by Spring Garden street, Bainbridge street, the Schuylkill River and the Delaware River; and in the University City area bounded by the Schuylkill River on the east, University avenue/Woodland avenue on the south, Fortieth street on the west, and by a line along Filbert street, between Fortieth street and Thirty-fourth street, along Thirty-fourth street to Arch street, along Arch street, between Thirty-fourth street and the Schuylkill River, on the north, shall make written application to the Department. After approval of such application by the Department and payment of a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to the City for each twenty-three feet of curb parking space or fraction thereof not in a metered parking area, and payment of a fee of five hundred dollars ($500) to the City for each metered parking space or fraction thereof included in the curb loading zone in a metered parking area, a permit for such curb loading zone may be issued subject to the provisions of subsection (1) above. The permit shall contain such conditions as the Department may prescribe, and shall be valid for one (1) year. The permit shall not be transferable but may be reissued annually upon payment of a maintenance fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). 89 (5) The Department may terminate any curb loading zone permit and remove the signs erected if payment of the annual fee shall be thirty days in arrears, or whenever public convenience or necessity warrants such action; provided that 15 days' notice of such intended action shall be given to the person to whom the permit has been issued. 90 (6) No fee shall be required for the designation of a curb loading zone in front of any public building, theater, live performing arts venue, school, church or hospital. Moreover, no fee shall be required for the designation of a curb loading zone in front of any business located on a street with a designated bicycle lane. 91 Notes 87 | Amended, 1973 Ordinances, p. 902; amended, 1974 Ordinances, p. 859; amended, 1993 Ordinances, p. 3. 88 | Amended, 1973 Ordinances, p. 902; amended, 1974 Ordinances, p. 859; amended, 1993 Ordinances, p. 3. 89 | Added, 1993 Ordinances, p. 3. 90 | Renumbered, 1993 Ordinances, p. 3. 91 | Renumbered, 1993 Ordinances, p. 3; amended, Bill No. 180950 (approved June 5, 2019); amended, Bill No. 160026-A (became law October 24, 2019).

Philadelphia Code § 12-906 Stopping in Passenger Loading Zone.

§ 12-906. Stopping in Passenger Loading Zone. (1) The Department may designate Passenger Loading zones where such zones are necessary and justified by traffic conditions. (2) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such zone are effective.

Philadelphia Code § 12-906.1 Live Performing Arts Priority Loading and Unloading Zones.

§ 12-906.1. Live Performing Arts Priority Loading and Unloading Zones. (1) The Department may designate a Live Performing Arts Priority Loading And Unloading Zone upon the special request of a Live Performing Arts Venue at the curb immediately in front of that venue, where such a zone would facilitate expeditiously transferring persons or property between a vehicle and the Live Performing Arts Venue in connection with the performance of live performing artists at that venue, unless such zone would create an unsafe condition. (2) A Live Performing Arts Priority Loading and Unloading Zone shall consist of no more than 30 feet of curb space directly in front of the Live Performing Arts Venue. The parking time limit in a Live Performing Arts Priority Loading and Unloading Zone shall be 30 minutes. The Department may establish the hours during which such zones shall be in effect. (3) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or any period of time other than to facilitate expeditiously transferring persons or property between a vehicle and the live performing arts venue in connection with the live performance of performing artists at that venue in any Live Performing Arts Priority Loading and Unloading Zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such zone are effective. Notes 92 | Added, Bill No. 160026-A (became law October 24, 2019). Enrolled bill numbered this as Section 12-907 and renumbered subsequent Sections; added as Section 12-906.1 and subsequent Sections not renumbered at the discretion of the Code editor.

Philadelphia Code § 12-907 Designation of Public Carrier Stands.

§ 12-907. Designation of Public Carrier Stands. (1) The Department may designate bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands, stands for other passenger common-carrier motor vehicles, and stands for TNC vehicles when it determines such stands are necessary and justified by traffic conditions. 93.1 (2) When conditions are such that certain uses of a particular bus stop would create an undesirable impact upon the streets or footways, the Department may limit the use of the stop to certain hours of the day and/or to the use of particular carriers or specific routes or services of those carriers. (3) The Department may not designate a bus stop at locations or under conditions that will result in the generation of a significant impact upon parking on streets that are more than fifty percent (50%) residential and must terminate or modify previously designated bus stops when they result in such impact for a period in excess of two weeks. (4) Carriers that have been denied the use of bus stops under the provisions of subsection (3) of this Section may re-apply to the Department if they have made provision for off-street parking, without charge, for their passengers within one thousand (1,000) feet of the requested bus stop. The capacity of the parking facility must equal or exceed one (1) car space for each two (2) bus passengers. Notes 93 | Amended, 1983 Ordinances, p. 29. 93.1 | Amended, Bill No. 251029 (approved May 12, 2026).

Philadelphia Code § 12-908 Stopping, Standing, and Parking of Buses and Taxicabs.

§ 12-908. Stopping, Standing, and Parking of Buses and Taxicabs. (1) No operator shall park a bus at any location other than at a designated bus stand. (2) Except in case of emergency, no operator shall stop a bus at any location for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a designated bus stop, bus stand, or passenger loading zone that is expressly authorized for use by such operator, including as set forth under the terms of a permit. 93.2 (3) The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop, bus stand, or passenger loading zone in such a manner that the bus when stopped to load or unload passengers, shall be in a position with the right front wheel of such vehicle not farther than 6 inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb. (4) The operator of a taxicab on duty shall not stand or park such vehicle at any place other than in a designated taxicab stand; provided that the operator of a taxicab may stop temporarily at other than taxicab stands for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers. (5) The operator of a taxicab not on duty shall display an off-duty sign and such operator shall be subject to all of the provisions of this Title pertaining to motor vehicle parking. Notes 93.2 | Amended, Bill No. 260265 (approved May 12, 2026).

Philadelphia Code § 12-909 Restricted Use of Bus, Taxicab, and TNC Vehicle Stands.

§ 12-909. Restricted Use of Bus, Taxicab, and TNC Vehicle Stands. (1) No person shall stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or bus stand, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, or other than a TNC vehicle in a TNC vehicle stand, except that the operator of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop at such location for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, provided that such stopping does not interfere with any bus, taxicab or TNC vehicle about to enter such stand. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), no operator of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop for any duration at an Intercity Bus Loading Zone or Intercity Bus Loading Facility, as defined in Section 12-927. Notes 93.3 | Caption and Section amended, Bill No. 251029 (approved May 12, 2026); amended, Bill No. 260265 (approved May 12, 2026).

Philadelphia Code § 12-910 Angle Parking.

§ 12-910. Angle Parking. (1) The Department may permit angle parking upon designated streets. (2) Angle parking shall not be permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be compelled to drive upon the left side of the street or upon any tracks in use. (3) Where a street or portion of a street is designated by the Department for angle parking, the Department shall post notice that the parking is back-in only. No person shall park a vehicle in an angled parking spot in an orientation contrary to that designated by applicable signs. 94 Notes 94 | Added, Bill No. 230487 (approved November 13, 2023), effective December 13, 2023.

Philadelphia Code § 12-911 Permit for Loading or Unloading at an Angle to the Curb.

§ 12-911. Permit for Loading or Unloading at an Angle to the Curb. (1) The Department may issue special permits to allow the backing of a vehicle across the sidewalk to a curb or a loading platform for the purpose of loading and unloading. Such permit shall be in the possession of the operator. (2) Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter within the area between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers and between Spring Garden street including both sides of that street and Bainbridge street shall, upon summary conviction before a Traffic Court Judge, pay a fine of ten dollars ($10) together with cost of prosecution and, in default of payment undergo imprisonment for not more than five (5) days. 95 Notes 95 | Added, 1973 Ordinances, p. 120.

Philadelphia Code § 12-912 Stopping, Standing and Parking Outside Business and Residence Districts.

§ 12-912. Stopping, Standing and Parking Outside Business and Residence Districts. (1) Outside a business or residence district (as such districts are defined at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102), no person shall stop, park or stand any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park or stand the vehicle off the roadway. In the event it is necessary to stop, park or stand the vehicle on the roadway or any part of the roadway, an unobstructed width of the highway opposite the vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and the vehicle shall be visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet in each direction upon the highway. (2) This Section and Section 12-913 (relating to prohibitions in specified places) and Section 12-914 (relating to additional parking regulations) do not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in that position. Notes 96 | Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30, 1989.

Philadelphia Code § 12-913 Prohibitions in Specified Places.

§ 12-913. Prohibitions in Specified Places. (1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall: (a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: (.1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. (.2) On a sidewalk except that a bicycle may be parked as provided in Section 12-807. (.3) Within an intersection. (.4) On a crosswalk. (.5) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by official traffic-control devices. (.6) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic. (.7) On any railroad tracks. (.8) In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers. (.9) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping. (.10) Where any part of the vehicle would block any part of a curb cut or handicapped ramp. 98 (.11) Within a designated bicycle lane. 98.1 (.12) In the travel lane within twenty (20) feet of an open adjacent space in the parking lane or a designated loading zone. 98.2 (b) Stand or park a vehicle: (.1) In front of a public or private driveway. (.2) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant. (.3) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. (.4) Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic- control signal located at the site of a roadway. (.5) Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or, when properly sign posted, on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance. (.6) Where the vehicle would prevent the free movement of a streetcar. (.7) On a limited access highway unless authorized by official traffic-control devices. (.8) At any place where official signs prohibit standing. (.9) With any portion of the vehicle in front of a fire hydrant. 98.3 (c) Park a vehicle: 99 (.1) Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing. (.2) For more than 20 minutes at any place where official signs prohibit parking. 100 (2) No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or other person in control or possession of the property except in the case of emergency or disablement of the vehicle, in which case the operator shall arrange for the removal of the vehicle as soon as possible. (3) The provisions of subsection 12-913(2) shall not apply to private parking lots unless such lots are posted to notify the public of any parking restrictions and the operator of the vehicle violates such posted restrictions. For the purposes of this subsection, "private parking lot" means a parking lot open to the public or used for parking without charge; or a parking lot used for parking with charge. A private parking lot has posted adequate notice under this subsection if it has posted notice that meets the requirements of regulations issued pursuant to 75 Pa. C.S. § 3353(b)(2). Notes 97 | Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30, 1989. 98 | Added, Bill No. 970324 (approved July 1, 1997). 98.1 | Added, Bill No. 240657 (approved November 13, 2024). 98.2 | Added, Bill No. 240749 (approved November 13, 2024). 98.3 | Added, Bill No. 250535 (approved June 26, 2025), effective July 26, 2025. Enrolled bill numbered this as subsection (.8); renumbered by Code editor. 99 | Amended, Bill No. 240657 (approved November 13, 2024). 100 | Amended, Bill No. 190463 (approved June 26, 2019).

Philadelphia Code § 12-914 Additional Parking Regulations.

§ 12-914. Additional Parking Regulations. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Title, every vehicle standing or parking upon a two-way highway shall be positioned parallel to and with the right-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Title, every vehicle standing or parked upon a one-way highway shall be positioned parallel to the curb or edge of the highway in the direction of authorized traffic movement with its right-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the right-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-hand wheels within twelve (12) inches of the left-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the left edge of the left hand shoulder. Notes 101 | Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30, 1989.

Philadelphia Code § 12-915 Unattended Motor Vehicle.

§ 12-915. Unattended Motor Vehicle. (1) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit the vehicle to stand unattended without placing the gear shift lever in a position which under the circumstances impedes the movement of the vehicle, stopping the engine, locking the ignition in vehicles so equipped, removing the key from the ignition and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway and effectively setting the brake. Notes 102 | Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30, 1989.

Philadelphia Code § 12-916 Additional Parking Prohibitions.

§ 12-916. Additional Parking Prohibitions. (1) No owner shall park his vehicle on any public highway at any time after the commencement of a suspension of such owner's operating privilege pursuant to Section 1533 of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §§ 101 et seq., and before the operating privilege has been restored. (2) No person shall park a vehicle on any public highway if the person is not licensed as required by 75 Pa. C.S. § 1501, if the vehicle is not registered as required by 75 Pa. C.S. § 1301, if the vehicle does not display a registration plate as required by 75 Pa. C.S. § 1332, if the vehicle is not covered by financial responsibility as required by 75 Pa. C.S. § 1786, or if the vehicle does not display a currently valid certificate of inspection as required by 75 Pa. C.S. § 4703. For purposes of enforcement of this subsection, absence of a current validation sticker cannot be the basis for a presumption that a vehicle is not registered or does not display a registration plate. 104 Notes 103 | Added, 1992 Ordinances, p. 859. 104 | Added, Bill No. 970 (approved May 1, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 531, effective July 30, 1995; amended, Bill No. 051106 (approved February 23, 2006).

Philadelphia Code § 12-917 Valet Parking Zones.

§ 12-917. Valet Parking Zones. (1) The Authority may designate a curb valet parking zone for specified days and hours upon the request of any business or businesses if the Authority determines, based on an engineering study, that such valet parking zone is necessary and justified by traffic conditions. In making that determination, the Authority shall consider the existing parking regulations and controls at the proposed location, the existing property uses at the location, the presence of other valet parking zones in the area, and such other factors as the Authority determines are relevant to the necessity and justification for the valet parking zone. (2) An application for a valet parking zone shall be made on a form provided by the Authority. If the Authority approves the application, then the Authority shall issue a permit for the valet parking zone upon payment of the fee set forth in subsection (3). The permit shall specify the length and location of the zone, the days and hours permitted for operation, and such other conditions as the Authority may reasonably prescribe and shall be valid for one year. Permits shall not be transferable, but may be renewed annually upon payment of an annual renewal fee in the amount set forth in subsection (3). A business which operates for only a portion of the year may be issued a valet parking zone permit for a term of six months, and the annual renewal fee for such permit shall be half the amount set forth in subsection (3). (3) Permit Fees; Renewal Fees. (a) In the following areas, the annual permit fee shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each twenty feet of curb space used for the valet parking zone, provided that if the period of use authorized by the permit is for less than four days a week, the annual permit fee shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); and provided, further, that if the period of use authorized by the permit does not exceed six consecutive months in a calendar year, then the fee shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount that would otherwise be due: 106 (.1) Center City, bounded by Spring Garden street, Bainbridge street, the Schuylkill River and Christopher Columbus Boulevard, excluding both sides of Christopher Columbus Boulevard; 107 (.2) University City, bounded by the Schuylkill River on the east; University/Woodland avenue on the south; Fortieth street on the west; and by a line along Filbert street, between Fortieth street and Thirty-fourth street, along Thirty-fourth street to Arch street, and along Arch street, between Thirty-fourth street and the Schuylkill River, on the north; and (.3) Delaware Avenue Entertainment District, bounded by the Delaware River, Spring Garden street, Second street and Girard avenue. (b) In all other areas of the City, the annual permit fee shall be six hundred twenty-five dollars ($625) for each twenty feet of curb space used for the valet parking zone, provided that if the period of use authorized by the permit is for less than four days a week, the annual permit fee shall be three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375); and provided, further, that if the period of use authorized by the permit does not exceed six consecutive months in a calendar year, then the fee shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount that would otherwise be due. 108 (4) The Department shall post signs indicating the location and hours of operation of each valet parking zone for which a permit has been granted. The fee for installing such signs shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250), provided that, with respect to a permit that limits the period of authorized use to six consecutive months or less in a calendar year, if the Department elects to remove the valet parking zone sign to which such permit relates at the end of the authorized period and to re-install the sign at the beginning of the next authorized period, then the Department shall impose an additional annual fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each year in which the Department both re-installs and removes such sign. 109 (5) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a valet parking zone during its posted hours of operation for any purpose other than the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers and to turn control of the vehicle over to valet parking. (6) Valet parking operators must remove vehicles from the valet parking zone within twenty minutes and must park all vehicles in a licensed off-street parking facility. 110 Notes 105 | Added, Bill No. 970403 (approved May 19, 1998). 106 | Amended, Bill No. 100610 (approved April 13, 2011); amended, Bill No. 110827 (approved December 21, 2011). Section 2 of Bill No. 110827 provides: "Effective Date. The amendments to Code Section 12-917(3) contained in this Ordinance shall be effective retroactive to April 13, 2011. Any permit fees paid after that date that are in excess of the fees specified in the amendments to Code Section 12-917(3) contained in this Ordinance shall be refunded. All other provisions of this Ordinance shall take effect immediately." 107 | Amended, Bill No. 150172 (approved April 28, 2015). 108 | Amended, Bill No. 100610 (approved April 13, 2011); amended, Bill No. 110827 (approved December 21, 2011). See note 106 for effective date provisions. 109 | Amended, Bill No. 110827 (approved December 21, 2011). See note 106 for effective date provisions. 110 | Amended, Bill No. 040471 (approved June 21, 2004); amended, Bill No. 100610 (approved April 13, 2011); amended, Bill No. 110827 (approved December 21, 2011). See note 106 for effective date provisions.

Philadelphia Code § 12-918 Parking for Auto Sharing Organizations.

§ 12-918. Parking for Auto Sharing Organizations. (1) The term Auto Sharing Organization shall mean an organization that provides public access to a fleet of automobiles on an hourly basis, or in smaller intervals, and maintains said automobiles, which must be located at unstaffed, self-service locations (other than any incidental garage valet service) and generally available for pick-up by members 24 hours per day. (2) No person, other than an auto sharing organization or its members, shall stop, stand or park a vehicle at a location designated for use by an auto sharing organization when a sign is erected giving notice thereof. (3) One or more parking spaces may be reserved for vehicles owned by auto sharing organizations on each of following blockfaces, at specific locations to be designated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority: 112 (a) Catharine between 4th & 5th Streets, south side. (b) 4th Street between Gaskill & South, east side. (c) 43rd Street between Baltimore & Osage, east side. (d) Spruce Street between 42nd & 43rd Streets, south side. (e) Baltimore between 49th & 50th Streets, south side. (f) 19th Street between South & Kater, west side. (g) East Cumberland Street between Almond and Gaul Streets, north side. 113 (h) Frankford Avenue between East Norris Street and East Susquehanna Avenue, east side. 114 (i) East Passyunk Avenue between Tasker and Cross Streets, west side. 115 (j) Wharton Street between Sixth and Seventh streets, north side. 116 (k) Wharton Street between Passyunk Avenue and 10th Street, north side. 117 (l) Sixth Street between Reed and Gerritt Streets, west side. 118 (m) Third Street between Wildey and Poplar Streets, east side. 119 (n) Second Street between Wildey and George Streets, east side. 120 (o) 9th Street between Walnut and Sansom Streets, east side. 121 (p) Moyamensing between Tasker and Morris Streets, west side. 122 (q) Washington Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets, south side. 123 (r) 10th Street between Carpenter and Kimball Streets, west side. 124 (s) 9th Street between Bainbridge and South Street, west side. 125 (t) 200 Moore Street, south side. 126 (u) 1100 Catharine Street, north side. 127 (v) 700 McClellan Street, north side. 128 (4) Council may by ordinance designate additional reserved parking spaces for vehicles owned by auto sharing organizations after taking in consideration the following: (a) The difficulty or inability experienced by residents in close proximity of the proposed reserved parking location in obtaining curbside parking reasonably accessible to their residences; (b) The desire of the residents in close proximity to the proposed reserved parking location for the institution of a reserved parking location for an auto sharing organization; (c) The access to the area by means of transportation other than private vehicles; and (d) The desirability of establishing a reserved parking location for an auto sharing organization in view of the actual or expected use of the car sharing organization. (5) The Parking Authority may temporarily designate additional reserved spaces on additional blockfaces for a period not to exceed six months for any particular space, provided that the Authority takes into consideration the provisions of the preceding subsection. (6) Following Council or Parking Authority designation of a reserved location for parking an auto sharing vehicle, an auto sharing organization may apply to the Authority for exclusive use of such location on a first-come, first-served, basis. The Authority shall issue a permit for the use of the location upon payment of a permit fee. The permit fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per location per year, payable to the City of Philadelphia. (7) A permit for the exclusive use of a space reserved for parking an auto sharing vehicle may be revoked at any time for reason of public health, safety or access need, if written notice is provided to the car sharing organization 30 days prior to such termination, unless for exigent circumstances such termination is required upon shorter notice. No permit shall be revoked for the purpose of issuing a permit to a competing auto sharing organization for the same location or blockface. (8) The Parking Authority shall propose regulations to the Planning Commission by June 30, 2009 to implement the provisions of this Section. Such regulations shall not take effect until they are adopted by the City Planning Commission. Notes 111 | Added, Bill No. 060761 (approved January 23, 2007); amended, Bill No. 090014 (approved April 15, 2009). 112 | Amended, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 113 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 114 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 115 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 116 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 117 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 118 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 119 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 120 | Added, Bill No. 070267 (approved September 20, 2007). 121 | Added, Bill No. 080651 (approved November 19, 2008). 122 | Added, Bill No. 080651 (approved November 19, 2008). 123 | Added, Bill No. 080651 (approved November 19, 2008). 124 | Added, Bill No. 080651 (approved November 19, 2008). 125 | Added, Bill No. 080651 (approved November 19, 2008). 126 | Added, Bill No. 090013 (approved April 15, 2009). 127 | Added, Bill No. 090013 (approved April 15, 2009). 128 | Added, Bill No. 090013 (approved April 15, 2009).

Philadelphia Code § 12-918.1 Parking for Flexible-Park Auto Sharing Organizations: Pilot Program.

§ 12-918.1. Parking for Flexible-Park Auto Sharing Organizations: Pilot Program. (1) The term Flexible-Park Auto Sharing Organization or Organization shall mean an Auto Sharing Organization, within the meaning of Section 12-918, that does not require its members to return a vehicle to the location from which the vehicle was first obtained and that allows its members to return a vehicle to any lawful parking space as permitted pursuant to this Section. (2) The provisions of this Section 12-918.1 shall apply only within the following Service Area, including both sides of any bounding street: The area bounded by East Somerset St.; Belgrade St.; East Lehigh Ave.; Kensington Ave.; East Hagert St.; Emerald St.; East Boston St.; Coral St.; North Front St.; Amber St.; East Norris St.; Frankford Ave.; East Oxford St.; West Oxford St.; North American St.; Master St.; North 6th St.; Diamond St.; North 17th St.; Cecil B. Moore Ave.; North 33rd St.; West Girard Ave.; Parkside Ave.; Belmont Ave.; North 44th St.; Haverford Ave.; North 46th St.; Farragut St.; Chestnut St.; South 50th St.; Springfield Ave.; South 51st St. (extended); Botanic Ave.; South 49th St. (extended); Schuylkill Ave.; Reed St. (extended); Schuylkill Expressway; South 26th St.; Constitution Ave.; South 16th St. (extended); the Delaware River; League Island Blvd. (extended); South Broad St.; Delaware Expressway; East Oregon Ave. (extended); the Delaware River; and East Somerset St. (extended). (a) The Department may exclude from these boundaries any streets where the Department determines that inclusion would impede the free flow of traffic, the availability of parking, or public safety. The Department shall use its best efforts to exclude only those streets mutually agreeable to the Department and the organization, and, absent an emergency, only after thirty (30) days' notice to the organization. (b) The Department may further exclude from these boundaries any streets, upon request by the organization for business or efficiency reasons. The Department shall grant any such request unless the Department finds that the exclusion would lead to an unreasonably inequitable provision of service, or otherwise would be inconsistent with the purposes of this Section. (c) The Department may expand the boundaries of the Service Area, upon request by the Organization and a determination by the Department that expansion will promote transportation flexibility, reduce congestion or improve the equitable provision of service. (3) A vehicle registered to a flexible-park auto sharing organization shall be exempt from the following parking regulations, so long as the organization is in substantial compliance with the provisions of subsection (4), below ("Required agreement"), and so long as the vehicle is in compliance with the provisions of subsection (6), below ("Vehicle requirements"): (a) Maximum parking limits of one-half (1/2) hour or more, except in zones reserved for designated purposes, such as loading zones. (b) Parking meter or parking kiosk payments. (4) Required agreement. A flexible-park auto sharing organization must execute, and be in substantial compliance with, an agreement between the organization and the Department, in order to take advantage of the exemptions set forth at subsection (3), above. Such an agreement shall provide for: (a) Quarterly payment of a meter revenue offset fee, calculated as follows: (.1) For the first year of the pilot period provided for in subsection (10), below: five hundred dollars ($500) per car per year. (.2) For any year thereafter, the Organization shall provide to the Department, on an agreed-upon schedule and in an agreed-upon format, data reflecting actual time parked, per car, at pay-parking spaces, for which no payment was made, and the amount of foregone revenue resulting therefrom. The Organization shall remit an amount equal to such foregone revenue, on an agreed-upon schedule, but no less frequently than quarterly, plus an annual administrative fee of up to one hundred dollars ($100) per car, to be established by the Department to cover reasonable administrative costs. The Department shall have the right to audit the provided data and to require payment of any underpayment, plus an agreed-upon penalty, within thirty (30) days of any determination of underpayment. The Department will provide a credit to the Organization for any overpayment. (.a) The Organization shall not be responsible for payment on account of any new pay-parking spaces established after the execution of the agreement required by this subsection (4), unless the Department has provided to the Organization at least thirty (30) days' advance notice of the establishment of any such new space. (.b) After review of the data provided pursuant to subsection (.2), the Department may establish a quarterly fee by regulation, in an amount that approximates the average foregone revenue, per car, plus a reasonable administrative fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per car. The Department may modify such quarterly fee, at any time, by further regulation. (b) A maximum fleet size, as determined by the Department to maximize public benefit. Such maximum shall be no less than 300 vehicles and no more than 500 vehicles. (c) Commitment by the organization to use its maximum reasonable efforts: (.1) To maintain a fleet of vehicles reasonably and equitably dispersed throughout the Service Area. (.2) Not to allow any individual vehicle to remain parked on any block for more than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours. (.3) Not to allow its vehicles to be parked in violation of applicable parking regulations, except those for which an express exemption is provided for in this Section. (d) Commitment by the organization that all vehicles in its fleet: (.1) Shall maintain current Pennsylvania registration, registered to a Philadelphia address. (.2) Shall be in compliance with the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, including applicable inspection and insurance requirements. (e) Commitment by the organization that: (.1) Members of the organization will not be required to furnish or maintain a credit card. (.2) Its pricing schedule will not change with less than seven days' notice, posted on its website. Pricing for vehicle usage may vary according to time and day of usage. (.3) It will comply with all local license and tax requirements, including but not limited to the Vehicle Rental Tax set forth at Chapter 19-3300. (.4) It will timely pay all parking tickets, red light camera tickets, automated speed enforcement tickets, and any other automated traffic enforcement tickets incurred by its members, subject to the right of the organization to dispute any such tickets pursuant to Section 12-2806 ("Answer") or Section 12-3009 ("Request for a Hearing"). (.5) It will provide to the Department, on a continuous basis, the license plates of all vehicles in its fleet. Any vehicle for which the license plate number is not provided to the Department shall not be entitled to any of the parking privileges set forth in this Chapter or in any agreement. (.6) It will provide to the Department, on at least a semi-annual basis, or on such more frequent basis as the Department shall require, such data regarding vehicle usage and location, as required by the Department, primarily to determine the effect of the program on traffic congestion and mitigation. (.7) It will cooperate with the Department in the event of a weather or other emergency, including but not limited to by clearing its cars from such locations as determined by the Department. (f) Regular meetings, no less frequently than every two weeks, between the Department and the organization, to address ongoing concerns of either the Department or the organization. (g) Such reasonable penalties as the Department, in its discretion, determines are appropriate for violations of the agreement. (h) Such other provisions as the Department, in its discretion and as agreed to by the organization, determines are necessary or appropriate to support the free flow of traffic, the availability of parking, the equitable provision of services, and compliance with applicable laws and policies. (5) Agreement suspension and termination. (a) Upon a determination by the Department that a flexible-park auto sharing organization is not in substantial compliance with its agreement, the Department, after written notice and an opportunity of no less than five (5) business days for the organization to resolve any deficiencies, may suspend the organization's privileges under this Section for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. (b) Upon a determination by the Department that a flexible-park auto sharing organization is not in substantial compliance with its agreement and that the violations of the agreement present a substantial impediment to the free flow of traffic, the availability of parking, or the equitable provision of services, the Department, after written notice and an opportunity of no less than five (5) business days for the organization to resolve any deficiencies, may cancel the agreement. (c) Council may amend, suspend, or repeal this Section 12-918.1 at any time. No flexible-park auto sharing organization shall have any rights under the provisions of this Section or any agreement under this Section, other than as provided under such amendment, suspension or repeal. (6) Vehicle requirements. A vehicle must be in compliance with the following provisions in order to take advantage of the regulatory exemptions of subsection (3), above: (a) Registration with the Department as a flexible-park auto share vehicle. (b) Display of such permit, sticker or electronic identification, as the Department shall require. (7) The Department may, at its discretion, set reasonable time limits for potential organizations to apply for, and to complete, an agreement under this Section 12-918.1. Other than during the term of any exclusive agreement, pursuant to subsection (8), below, the Department may enter into agreements with up to three Organizations, and may establish a maximum number of vehicles permitted in all fleets, combined, in order to maximize the flow of traffic, the availability of parking or public safety. The Department may allocate equitably among multiple organizations the total number of vehicles permitted; provided that, for any Organization that already has an agreement with the Department under this Section 12-918.1, the Department shall not reduce the number of vehicles permitted by such Organization absent overriding considerations of public safety, traffic congestion or equity. (8) The Department may, at its discretion, enter into an exclusive agreement with a single flexible-park auto sharing organization for an initial pilot period not to exceed twelve (12) months, to begin when the organization first places vehicles on the street for public use. (9) On such schedule as the Department deems appropriate, the Department shall file a report with City Council setting out the Department's analysis of the success of this program with regard to the free flow of traffic, availability of parking, equitable provision of services, and such other factors as the Department determines are appropriate for evaluating the program's merits. The Department shall work with any Organization under agreement to ensure that, as permitted by law, no proprietary information is made public in any such report. (10) Pilot Program; Sunset Provision. The provisions of this Section 12-918.1 shall expire either: (a) Two years after an organization first places vehicles on the street for public use, unless the Department certifies to the Chief Clerk of Council, prior thereto, that continuation of these provisions are not likely to impede the free flow of traffic, the availability of parking, or public safety; or (b) One hundred and twenty (120) days after the Department certifies to the Chief Clerk of Council that continuation of these provisions will impede either the free flow of traffic, the availability of parking, or public safety. The Department shall send a contemporaneous copy of such certification to each organization that has entered into an agreement under subsection (4), above. Notes 129 | Added, Bill No. 190321 (approved July 17, 2019).

Philadelphia Code § 12-919 On-Street Parking of Boats, Motor Homes, Truck Campers, Vending Carts and Other Large Vehicles.

§ 12-919. On-Street Parking of Boats, Motor Homes, Truck Campers, Vending Carts and Other Large Vehicles. (1) Definitions. In this Section, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Block. An area of land bounded by streets which are confirmed on the City Plan and legally open. (b) Motor Home. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102. (c) Truck Camper. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102 (d) Semitrailer. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102. (e) Truck Tractor. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102.. (f) House Coach. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102. (g) House Trailer. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102. (h) Recreational Trailer. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102. (i) Recreational Cargo Trailer. As defined in the Vehicle Code at 75 Pa. C.S. § 102. (2) Prohibited Conduct. 131 (a) No person shall park a boat, motor home, truck camper or vending cart for more than fifteen (15) days in any on-street parking space located on a single block of any street or highway. Any boat, motor home, truck camper or vending cart parked in an on-street parking space shall be on wheels and readily movable. (b) No person shall park a semitrailer or truck tractor on a single block of any residential street or on any public street that has been determined by regulation of the Department of Streets to be a location with respect to which the safe and efficient use of the right-of-way by pedestrians or traffic would be impaired by such parking. (c) Within the First, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Councilmanic Districts, no person shall park a boat, motor home, house coach, house trailer, truck camper, recreational cargo trailer, or recreational trailer on any public street or City property for longer than three (3) hours or the posted legal parking limit, whichever is less. Notes 130 | Added, Bill No. 080276 (approved April 28, 2008); amended, Bill No. 220245 (approved September 13, 2022); Caption and Section amended, Bill No. 240475 (approved June 26, 2024). 131 | Amended, Bill No. 140650 (approved October 29, 2014); amended, Bill No. 220814 (approved January 10, 2023); amended, Bill No. 220922 (approved January 10, 2023); amended, Bill No. 220968 (approved April 12, 2023); amended, Bill No. 230185 (approved July 12, 2023).

Philadelphia Code § 12-920 Permits for Hotel Loading Zones.

§ 12-920. Permits for Hotel Loading Zones. (1) The Department may designate a hotel loading zone upon the special request of a hotel when it is determined by the Department that such hotel loading zone is necessary and justified by traffic conditions, provided that no such zone shall be designated for a hotel that maintains an off-street passenger vehicle loading and unloading facility. (2) A hotel loading zone shall consist of 20 feet of curb space directly adjacent to the hotel, and shall be available only to hotel customers, vendors, and persons making deliveries to or receiving deliveries from the hotel. The parking limit in a hotel loading zone shall be 30 minutes. (3) The annual permit fee for such hotel loading zone shall be five hundred dollars ($500). (4) The Department shall post signs indicating the location of each hotel loading zone for which a permit has been granted. The fee for installing such signs shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (5) The Department may terminate any hotel loading zone permit and remove the signs erected if payment of the annual fee shall be thirty days in arrears, or whenever public convenience or necessity warrants such action; provided that 15 days' notice of such intended action shall be given to the person to whom the permit has been issued. (6) A hotel that has obtained a valet parking zone permit pursuant to Section 12-917 may, upon the designation of a hotel loading zone and payment of the hotel loading zone permit fee required by subsection (3) herein, elect to surrender its valet parking zone permit to the Department, in which case the hotel shall be entitled to a pro rata refund of any fees paid pursuant to subsection 12-917(3). Notes 132 | Added, Bill No. 110827 (approved December 21, 2011).

Philadelphia Code § 12-921 Penalty.

§ 12-921. Penalty. (1) Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall 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. Notes 133 | Amended, 1989 Ordinances, p. 72; renumbered, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99; renumbered, 1992 Ordinances, p. 859; renumbered, Bill No. 970403 (approved May 19, 1998). Renumbered from former Section 12-918 by Code editor because a new Section 12-918 was added by Bill No. 060761 (approved January 23, 2007). Renumbered, Bill No. 080276 (approved April 28, 2008); renumbered, Bill No. 110827 (approved December 21, 2011).

Philadelphia Code § 12-922 Parking with Sun Screening Devices.

§ 12-922. Parking with Sun Screening Devices. (1) Definitions. (a) Sun Screening Device. In this section “sun screening device” refers to a sun screening device or other material which, if used by a person driving a motor vehicle, would constitute a violation of 75 Pa. C.S. § 4524(e). (2) Prohibited Conduct. No person shall park any motor vehicle with a sun screening device on any public highway. (3) Exemption. Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 12-2800 (“Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations”) or any other provision of the Code to the contrary, a violation of this Section shall be dismissed upon a showing that, at the time a violation was issued pursuant to this Section, the motor vehicle at issue was subject to a valid certificate of exemption issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, consistent with 75 Pa. C.S. § 4524(e). Notes 133.1 | Added, Bill No. 240158 (approved May 1, 2024), effective June 30, 2024.

Philadelphia Code § 12-923 Smart Loading Zones.

§ 12-923. Smart Loading Zones. (1) The Parking Authority shall install smart loading zones that include sensors, a camera-based parking enforcement system pursuant to Section 12-924, and such additional technology necessary to administer and enforce this section. Existing loading zones may be converted to smart loading zones as provided in this section. Smart loading zones are authorized at the following locations: (a) In the Center City area bounded by Spring Garden Street, Bainbridge Street, the Schuylkill River and the Delaware River. (2) Motor vehicles may, upon payment of the fee of ten cents ($0.10) per minute, use smart loading zones for a period not to exceed one (1) hour. (3) Vehicles may not stop, stand, or park in a smart loading zone for more than three (3) minutes without payment as required in subsection (2) or longer than one (1) hour in any case. (4) The Parking Authority shall install clear and conspicuous signage identifying each smart loading zone, including applicable penalties for use of the smart loading zone in violation of this Section. (5) The Department of Streets may promulgate regulations providing for the location and parking restrictions applicable to each smart loading zone, unless otherwise provided for in this Section. Notes 133.2 | Added, Bill No. 241063 (approved January 15, 2025), effective February 14, 2025; amended, Bill No. 260134 (approved May 26, 2026), effective June 25, 2026.

Philadelphia Code § 12-924 Camera-Based Parking Enforcement System.

§ 12-924. Camera-Based Parking Enforcement System. (1) The following violations of this Title 12 relating to prohibitions on stopping, standing, and parking vehicles, shall be enforceable through violation notices based on recorded images produced by a fixed or mobile camera-based parking enforcement system: (a) Subsection 12-913(1)(a)(.1) relating to double parking. (b) Subsection 12-923(3) relating to smart loading zones. (c) Subsection 12-2709(1) relating to resident permit parking. (d) Section 12-925 related to parking for purposes of short dumping. 133.4 (e) Subsection 12-908(2) relating to use of bus stops, bus stands, and passenger loading zones. 133.5 (f) Section 12-909 relating to restricted use of Bus, Taxicab, and TNC vehicle stands. 133.6 (g) Section 12-1131.1 related to City publicly available electric vehicle charging spaces. 133.7 (2) All aspects of administration and enforcement applicable to the parking violations identified through a camera-based parking enforcement system, including the applicable fines and penalties and the manner of response, adjudication, and appeal, as set forth in this Title 12 in connection with such offenses generally, shall apply to violations identified in violation notices issued based on such a camera-based parking enforcement system. 133.8 (3) Notwithstanding any provision of the Code to the contrary requiring placement of parking violation notices on the vehicle causing the violation, notices of violation pursuant to a camera-based parking enforcement system may be served by mail upon the registered owner of the vehicle. (4) The Parking Authority shall prepare and mail a notice of violation addressed to the registered owner of a vehicle identified in a recorded image produced by a camera-based parking enforcement system as evidence of a violation of this Chapter. (a) The notice of violation must include: (.1) the name of the registered owner of the vehicle; (.2) the registration number and state of issuance of the vehicle registration; (.3) the date, time, and place of the violation; (.4) identification of the Code sections under which the violation is charged; (.5) the attestation set forth in subsection (b); (.6) the penalty for the violation; (.7) a copy of the recorded image(s) showing the vehicle, with date and time stamp; (.8) the date on which the notice was mailed; and (.9) instructions for return of the notice of violation, including method of paying fines, deadlines for response, and identification of penalties that may accrue for failure to respond. (b) A violation notice issued based on a camera-based parking enforcement system shall be verified based on a review of the applicable camera images by an officer authorized to issue parking tickets under this Title, who shall attest that the officer has inspected the recorded images evidencing the violation and that the officer reasonably believes the information contained in the notice of violation to be true and correct. (5) A violation notice issued based on a camera-based parking enforcement system shall be sent by first-class mail within thirty (30) days after the discovery of the identity of the registered owner, to the address of the registered owner as listed in the records of the Department of Transportation or other agency with responsibility for maintaining vehicle registrations in the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered, provided, however, that no notice of violation under this section shall be issued more than ninety (90) days after the commission of the offense. A manual or automatic record of mailing prepared in the ordinary course of business shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding as to the facts contained therein. (6) All aspects of administration and enforcement applicable to parking violations generally, as set forth in this Title 12, including the applicable fines and penalties and the manner of response and appeal, shall apply to violations identified in violation notices issued based on such a camera-based parking enforcement system, except as provided in this Section 12-924. (7) Motor vehicle owner information obtained as a result of the operation of a camera-based parking enforcement system under this Section shall not be the property of the manufacturer or vendor of the camera-based parking enforcement system and may not be used for any purpose other than as prescribed in this Section. (8) The compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the camera-based parking enforcement system may not be based upon the number of violation notices issued or a portion or percentage of the fine generated by the notices. The compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the equipment shall be based upon the value of the equipment and the services provided or rendered in support of the camera-based parking enforcement system. Notes 133.3 | Added, Bill No. 241063 (approved January 15, 2025), effective February 14, 2025. 133.4 | Added, Bill No. 250439 (approved June 26, 2025), effective July 26, 2025. 133.5 | Added, Bill No. 260265 (approved May 12, 2026). 133.6 | Added, Bill No. 251029 (approved May 12, 2026) and Bill No. 260265 (approved May 12, 2026). Bill No. 251029 numbered this as subsection (1)(e); renumbered by Code editor. 133.7 | Added, Bill No. 260428 (approved June 12, 2026). Enrolled bill numbered this as subsection (1)(e); renumbered by Code editor. 133.8 | Amended, Bill No. 250209 (approved May 7, 2025).

Philadelphia Code § 12-925 Parking for Purposes of Short Dumping.

§ 12-925. Parking for Purposes of Short Dumping. (1) Definitions. (a) Short dumping. An activity by which an owner or operator, or an agent of either, of a trash, garbage or debris collection vehicle, including private automobiles and small trucks, or any other type of vehicles used to collect or transport trash, garbage or debris knowingly causes to be deposited or deposits the vehicle’s load or any part thereof on or at: (.1) any road, street, highway, alley, public park or plaza, other public place, railroad right-of-way or into the waters of the City, except in a clearly defined public trash receptacle; (.2) the private property of another person without the prior written consent of the owner of such location and all required licenses and permits; (.3) the person’s own property without all required licenses and permits. (2) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on any road, street, highway, alley, public park or plaza, other public place, railroad right-of-way, private property or area adjacent to the waters of the City for the purpose of short dumping. Notes 133.9 | Added, Bill No. 250439 (approved June 26, 2025), effective July 26, 2025.

Philadelphia Code § 12-926 Center City Parking Regulations.

§ 12-926. Center City Parking Regulations. (1) Loading zones of any type, whether or not described in this Code, are hereby authorized within the area bounded as follows: Bainbridge Street (extended), the Schuylkill River, Spring Garden Street (extended), and the Delaware River. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, including Code subsections 12-2711(2) and 12-905(1), all regulations of the Department of Streets for the establishment of these loading zones are hereby confirmed and reestablished. The Department of Streets is hereby authorized to promulgate any additional regulations consistent with Section 12-926. Notes 133.10 | Added, Bill No. 250718-A (approved October 29, 2025); amended, Bill No. 251070 (approved May 26, 2026).

Philadelphia Code § 12-927 Fee For Use of Intercity Bus Loading Zones and Intercity Bus Loading Facilities.

§ 12-927. Fee For Use of Intercity Bus Loading Zones and Intercity Bus Loading Facilities. (1) Definitions. In this Section, the following definitions apply: (a) Intercity Bus Loading Facility. A facility that is owned, operated, leased, or otherwise managed by the City or its designee that is used for the stopping, standing, parking, loading, and unloading of Commercial Intercity Buses. (b) Intercity Bus Loading Zone. A fixed area in the roadway parallel and adjacent to the curb that is designated by signs and set aside for the stopping, standing, parking, loading, and unloading of Commercial Intercity Buses, as authorized pursuant to Section 12-907. (c) Charter Bus. A motor bus engaged or hired for transportation of a group of persons who, pursuant to a common purpose, under a single contract, at a fixed charge for the motor vehicle, have acquired the exclusive use of the motor vehicle to travel together under an itinerary. (d) Commercial Intercity Bus. A motor bus, as defined in Section 9-401, that carries passengers between stops in two or more municipalities or political subdivisions. For purposes of this Section, a Commercial Intercity Bus does not include a Charter Bus, a motor bus operated by a public transit agency such as the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) or New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit), or a tour bus operated on City streets for the purpose of carrying passengers for guided sight-seeing tours pursuant to Section 9-407. (e) Operator. A provider of Commercial Intercity Bus service that includes stops for loading and unloading passengers in Philadelphia, including through subcontracting. (2) Imposition and Rate of the Fee for Use of Intercity Bus Loading Zones and Intercity Bus Loading Facilities. (a) Operators shall pay the City a fee for each Stop by a Commercial Intercity Bus at an Intercity Bus Loading Facility or Intercity Bus Loading Zone, as provided in this Section. (b) The fee for each Stop by a Commercial Intercity Bus at an Intercity Bus Loading Facility or an Intercity Bus Loading Zone within the City of Philadelphia shall be forty dollars ($40), provided however that the fee for each Stop at an Intercity Bus Loading Facility by a Commercial Intercity Bus while operating rural routes funded by the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5311(f) Intercity Bus Program, as administered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), shall be sixteen dollars ($16). (c) The fees specified in this subsection (2) may be modified by regulation, provided that no fees shall exceed the proportionate value of the costs for the City and/or its agent to provide and maintain Intercity Bus Loading Zones and Intercity Bus Loading Facilities and to provide and manage related services. The regulations may provide for augmented fees where a Stop exceeds a specified duration of time and when new Intercity Bus Loading Facilities become operational. (d) Fees required under this Section shall be paid to the City or its designee each month or at such intervals as are specified by regulations. (3) Regulations. The Department of Streets is authorized to issue regulations related to the use of Intercity Bus Loading Zones and Intercity Bus Loading Facilities, as well as the setting and administration of fees required by this Section. (4) Reporting. Commercial Intercity Bus Operators shall submit a monthly report regarding intercity bus activity, including the number and location of Stops within the City, as required by the Managing Director’s Office, its designee, or as specified in regulations. (5) Penalties and Enforcement. (a) Failure to make timely payment of a fee required by this Section shall be punishable by a penalty of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) for each occurrence, which shall be charged in addition to the fee due under this Section and interest due under subsection 9-102(6). (b) Failure to file timely reports as required by subsection (4) shall constitute a violation and be punishable by a fine of three hundred dollars ($300). (c) Collection of fees pursuant to subsection (2) and the management of Intercity Bus Loading Zones and Intercity Bus Loading Facilities may be administered by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, consistent with applicable law and regulations, and as determined by agreement between the City and the Parking Authority. (d) Repeated violations or unpaid fees or penalties under this Section may result in the suspension or denial of permits and other approvals or privileges under the Philadelphia Code. (e) The fees authorized under this Section, as well as any penalties that may be assessed for overdue fees, shall be separate from, and in addition to, any fines that a person may be assessed due to violations of other provisions of the Code. (6) Camera-Based Monitoring System. The City and its designee are authorized to install sensors, a camera-based monitoring system, and such additional technology as may be necessary to administer and enforce the system for fee charges and collection as authorized by this Section. (7) Interaction with Other Legal Requirements. Nothing in this Section shall preclude the imposition or collection of other fees or the applicability of other requirements related to Commercial Intercity Buses, including permit fees, that are required under this Code or other applicable law. Notes 133.11 | Added, Bill No. 250951 (approved December 17, 2025), effective January 1, 2026. Enrolled bill numbered this as Section 12-926; renumbered by Code editor. Caption and Section amended, Bill No. 260265 (approved May 12, 2026).

Philadelphia Code § 12-928 Parking Authorized.

§ 12-928. Parking Authorized. (1) Parallel parking is hereby authorized on both sides of the following streets within the limits indicated: (a) East Memorial Hall Drive, both sides, from Avenue of the Republic to Parkside Avenue. (b) West Memorial Hall Drive, both sides, from Avenue of the Republic to Parkside Avenue. Notes 133.12 | Added, Bill No. 260522 (approved June 23, 2026), effective July 23, 2026. Caption added by Code editor.

Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-285198Fetched: 10/27/2026