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TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION
TITLE 3. AIR MANAGEMENT CODE
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
TITLE 4.1. ELECTRICAL CODE
TITLE 4.2. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
TITLE 5. FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE
TITLE 7. HOUSING CODE
TITLE 8. PLUMBING CODE
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
TITLE 11. STREETS
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 12-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 12-200. ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 12-300. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS UPON USE OF VEHICLES AROUND WHEELCHAIR LIFT EQUIPPED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 12-400. RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-500. TURNING REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-600. STREET DIRECTION REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-700. BICYCLE LANES
CHAPTER 12-800. BICYCLE REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-900. PARKING REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-1000. PARKING METER REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-1100. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES
CHAPTER 12-1200. TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
CHAPTER 12-1300. ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 12-1400. PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE FOR VIOLATIONS
CHAPTER 12-1500. EFFECT OF TITLE
CHAPTER 12-1600. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS UPON USE OF VEHICLES IN AREAS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE FAIRMOUNT PARK COMMISSION
CHAPTER 12-1700. ACHIEVING DRIVING EQUALITY
CHAPTERS 12-1800 TO 12-2300. RESERVED
CHAPTER 12-2400. TOWING AND IMMOBILIZING OF PARKED OR ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 12-2500. SNOW EMERGENCIES
CHAPTER 12-2600. CHESTNUT STREET TRANSITWAY
CHAPTER 12-2700. PERMIT PARKING DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 12-2800. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF PARKING VIOLATIONS
CHAPTER 12-2900. CONTRACTOR PARKING
CHAPTER 12-3000. USE OF AN AUTOMATED RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM TO PREVENT RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS
CHAPTER 12-3100. SELLING, LEASING, OR RESERVING OF PARKING SPACES ON PUBLIC STREETS PROHIBITED
CHAPTER 12-3200. FEE FOR LOCAL USE
CHAPTER 12-3300. SELF-PROPELLED MOBILITY DEVICES
CHAPTER 12-3400. USE OF AN AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM TO IMPROVE SAFETY
CHAPTER 12-3500. PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES
CHAPTER 12-3600. CAMERA-BASED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR PARKING, STOPPING, AND STANDING VIOLATIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH MASS TRANSIT
TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
TITLE 15. PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
TITLE 18. COMMERCE AND AVIATION
TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
TITLE 20. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE
CHAPTER 12-3600. CAMERA-BASED ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR PARKING, STOPPING, AND STANDING VIOLATIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH MASS TRANSIT 463

 

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   Added, Bill No. 230489 (approved November 9, 2023). Section 2 of Bill No. 230489 provides: "This Ordinance shall be effective 30 days after certification by the Department of Streets to the Chief Clerk of Council that the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority have executed an agreement to provide for reimbursement of SEPTA’s costs associated with implementation and operation of the Camera Based Enforcement System." Such certification was made by the Department of Streets to the Chief Clerk on February 29, 2024.
§ 12-3601. Definitions.
   (1)   Authorized Enforcement Area.
      (a)   The following streets between Front Street and 63rd Street: Walnut Street, Chestnut Street, Market Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard;
      (b)   all other streets in the area bounded by, and inclusive of where relevant, Spring Garden Street, the Delaware River, South Street and the Schuylkill River; and
      (c)   those portions of all streets where active trolley service operates.
   (2)   Camera-Based Enforcement System. A camera-based system pursuant to which one or more recorded images of a vehicle are produced at the time a vehicle is stopped, parked, or is otherwise stationary in a manner which is in violation of the Philadelphia Code.
   (3)   Department. The Philadelphia Department of Streets.
   (4)   Mass Transit. A public transportation service, including but not limited to bus, train, trolley, trackless trolley, or subway vehicle.
   (5)   System Administrator. The Philadelphia Parking Authority.
   (6)   Transit Authority. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
   (7)   Evidence Package. A collection of recorded images and other information captured by a Camera-Based Enforcement System that evidences a possible violation of the Philadelphia Code, including but not limited to photographic, video, or other recorded images of the license plate of a vehicle that is used in violation of the Philadelphia Code and the date, time, and place of the violation.
§ 12-3602. Camera-Based Enforcement System.
   (1)   Violations of this Title 12 relating to prohibitions on stopping, standing, and parking vehicles, on any street that conveys Mass Transit, shall be enforceable through violation notices based on recorded images produced by a Camera-Based Enforcement System, as further provided in this Chapter, excepting violations of Chapter 12-1000 of the Philadelphia Code (relating to Parking Meter Regulations and Penalties).
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