[1] The Traffic Code was approved
and became effective May 6, 1958, and superseded the Traffic Ordinances of March
25, 1946, as amended. See 1958 Ordinances, p.
366.
[2] Added, Bill No. 970403
(approved May 19, 1998).
[3] Added,
1976 Ordinances, p.
879.
[3.1] Enrolled bill read
“Discretion”.
[3.2] Added,
Bill No. 020437 (approved February 26,
2003).
[4] Amended, Bill No. 758
(approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 1081; amended Bill No. 020437
(approved February 26,
2003).
[5] Amended, Bill No. 758
(approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[6] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72.
[7] Amended,
1960 Ordinances, p.
912.
[8] Added, Bill No. 970715
(approved March 20,
1998).
[9] Amended, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72; amended, Bill No. 758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995
Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[10] Added, 1982
Ordinances, p. 1656.
[11] Added,
1964 Ordinances, p. 1270; amended, 1981 Ordinances, p.
1142.
[12] Added, 1981
Ordinances, p. 1142; amended, 1982 Ordinances, p. 14; amended, 1982 Ordinances,
p. 769.
[13] Added, 1983
Ordinances, p. 1486.
[14] Added,
1984 Ordinances, p.
924.
[15] Added, 1987 Ordinances,
p. 23.
[16] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 26.
[17] Added,
1991 Ordinances, p.
866.
[18] Added, 1992 Ordinances,
p. 208.
[19] Added, 1993
Ordinances, p. 40.
[20] Added,
Bill No. 960846-A (approved April 18,
1997).
[21] Amended, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72; amended and renumbered subsections (2) and (3), 1990
Ordinances, p. 211.
[22] Added,
1982 Ordinances, p.
1389.
[23] Added, 1990
Ordinances, p. 1013. Enrolled bill numbered this subsection (4). Former
subsection deleted and replaced with new subsection, 1992 Ordinances, p.
661.
[24] Amended, 1973
Ordinances, p. 902; amended, 1974 Ordinances, p. 859; amended, 1993 Ordinances,
p. 3.
[25] Amended, 1973
Ordinances, p. 902; amended, 1974 Ordinances, p. 859; amended, 1993 Ordinances,
p. 3.
[26] Added, 1993
Ordinances, p.
3.
[27] Renumbered, 1993
Ordinances, p.
3.
[28] Renumbered, 1993
Ordinances, p. 3.
[29] Amended,
1983 Ordinances, p.
29.
[30] Added, 1973 Ordinances,
p. 120.
[31] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30,
1989.
[32] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30,
1989.
[33] Added, Bill No. 970324
(approved July 1,
1997).
[34] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30,
1989.
[35] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30,
1989.
[36] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p. 859.
[37] Added,
Bill No. 970 (approved May 1, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 531. Section 3 of
the Ordinance provides that it shall take effect in 90 days. Amended, Bill No.
020763 (approved March 3, 2003). Section 2 of Bill No. 020763 provides that the
amendment shall take effect on April 1,
2003.
[38] Added, Bill No. 970403
(approved May 19,
1998).
[39] Amended, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72; renumbered, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99; renumbered, 1992
Ordinances, p. 859; renumbered, Bill No. 970403 (approved May 19,
1998).
[40] Added, 1982
Ordinances, p.
1389.
[41] Amended, Bill No.
000148 (approved May 16,
2000).
[42] Amended, 1992
Ordinances, p. 737.
[43] Amended,
1961 Ordinances, p. 1002; amended, 1969 Ordinances, p. 816; amended, 1990
Ordinances, p. 211.
[44] Added,
1990 Ordinances, p.
211.
[45] Amended, 1968
Ordinances, p. 1575; amended, 1982 Ordinances, p. 1389; amended, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72.
[46] Amended,
1992 Ordinances, p. 812; amended, Bill No. 758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995
Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[47] Amended, 1964
Ordinances, p. 538.
[48] Former
section repealed and new section added, 1982 Ordinances, p. 1906; amended, 1988
Ordinances, p. 899.
[49] Amended,
Bill No. 000358 (approved January 23,
2001).
[50] Amended, Bill No.
000358 (approved January 23,
2001).
[51] Added, Bill No.
000358 (approved January 23,
2001).
[52] Amended, Bill No.
000359, § 2 (approved January 23, 2001).Section 3 of Bill No. 000359
reads as follows: “Effective dates. Section 1 of this Ordinance shall take
effect with respect to the issuance or renewal of public garage and public
parking lot licenses for periods beginning on and after January 1, 2001.Section
2 of this Ordinance shall take effect
immediately.”
[53] Amended,
1989 Ordinances, p.
72.
[54] Amended and subsections
added, 1984 Ordinances, p.
21.
[55] Added, 1976 Ordinances,
p. 879.
[56] Added, 1982
Ordinances, p. 1656.
[57] Added,
Bill No. 518 (approved March 29, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 156.
[58] Added, 1984
Ordinances, p. 717.
[59] Added,
1991 Ordinances, p.
33.
[60] Added, 1993 Ordinances,
p. 131; amended, 1993 Ordinances, p.
790.
[61] Added, 1993 Ordinances,
p. 1196; amended, Bill No. 960747 (approved April 30,
1997).
[62] Added, Bill No.
960747 (approved April 30,
1997).
[63] Added, Bill No.
960747 (approved April 30,
1997).
[64] Added, 1994
Ordinances, p. 748. Enrolled bill read § 12-1126 in error, since a
§ 12-1126 already exists. Section 3 of the Ordinance provides that it
takes effect in 90
days.
[65] Amended, Bill No. 1194
(approved December 28, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1413.
[66] Amended, 1966
Ordinances, p. 1165; amended, 1976 Ordinances, p. 879; amended, 1982 Ordinances,
p. 1656; amended, 1989 Ordinances, p. 72; renumbered, 1991 Ordinances, p. 33;
renumbered and amended, 1993 Ordinances, p. 790; renumbered and amended, 1993
Ordinances, p. 1196; amended and renumbered, 1994 Ordinances, p. 748; amended,
Bill No. 518 (approved March 29, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 156; amended,
Bill No. 758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 1081; amended,
Bill No. 960747 (approved April 30, 1997). Bill No. 960747 erroneously numbered
this section as
§ 12-1128.
[67] Added,
Bill No. 970 (approved May 1, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 531. Enrolled bill
erroneously read § 12-1126, which section already existed. Section 3
of the Ordinance provides that this Section takes effect 90 days after the
effective date of any legislation amending the Vehicle Code to permit the City
to seize vehicles.
[68] Added,
Bill No. 1255 (approved December 18, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 1555.
Section 2 of the Ordinance provides that it shall take effect on July 1,
1996.
[69] Amended, Bill No. 758
(approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[70] Amended, Bill
No. 758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[71] Amended, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72.
[72] Amended,
1964 Ordinances, p.
420.
[73] Amended, 1967
Ordinances, p. 53; amended, 1970 Ordinances, p.
1317.
[74] Amended, Bill No. 758
(approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[75] Added, 1979
Ordinances, p.
1379.
[76] Amended, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72.
[77] Added,
Bill No. 990198 (approved June 28,
1999).
[78] Added, 1956
Ordinances, p. 268; amended and new subsections added, 1983 Ordinances, p.
349.
[79] Amended, 1983
Ordinances, p. 349.
[80] Amended,
1961 Ordinances, p.
231.
[81] Amended, 1961
Ordinances, p. 231.
[82] Amended,
1958 Ordinances, p. 365; amended, 1983 Ordinances, p.
349.
[83] Added, 1992 Ordinances,
p. 859.
[84] Added, Bill No.
970035 (approved July 1,
1997).
[85] Added, Bill No.
980111 (approved April 13,
1998).
[86] Added, Bill No.
970403 (approved May 19,
1998).
[87] Added, Bill No.
000358 (approved January 23,
2001).
[88] Added, Bill No.
000673 (approved January 23, 2001). Enrolled Bill No. 000673 numbered this
subsection as (h) in error; renumbered by Code
editor.
[89] Amended, Bill No.
747 (approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[90] Added, Bill No.
747 (approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[91] Renumbered,
Bill No. 747 (approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[92] Added, Bill No.
970035 (approved July 1,
1997).
[93] Amended, 1983
Ordinances, p. 349; amended, 1989 Ordinances, p.
72.
[94] Added and former
subsection (9) renumbered, 1989 Ordinances, p.
1374.
[95] Amended, Bill No. 747
(approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[96] Enrolled Bill
No. 747 read “if” in
error.
[97] Added, 1983
Ordinances, p. 349; amended, 1990 Ordinances, p. 211; amended, Bill No. 747
(approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[97.1] Amended,
Bill No. 020763 (approved March 3, 2003). Section 2 of Bill No. 020763 provides
that the amendment shall take effect on April 1,
2003.
[97.2] Amended, Bill No.
020763 (approved March 3, 2003). Section 2 of Bill No. 020763 provides that the
amendment shall take effect on April 1,
2003.
[98] Added, Bill No. 747
(approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[99] Enrolled Bill
No. 747 omitted
“or”.
[100] Added,
Bill No. 747 (approved April 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 527.
[101] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
812.
[102] Amended, 1956
Ordinances, p. 412; amended, 1965 Ordinances, pp. 369 and 867; amended, 1966
Ordinances, pp. 260 and 1148; amended, 1973 Ordinances, p. 593; amended, Bill
No. 1048 (approved July 25, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1144.
[103] Amended,
1974 Ordinances, p. 363; amended, 1974 Ordinances, p. 1155; amended, 1974
Ordinances, p. 1157; amended, 1976 Ordinances, pp. 6 and 24; amended, Bill No.
1048 (approved July 25,
1995).
[104] Added, Bill No.
980447 (approved December 15,
1998).
[104.1] Added, Bill No.
030720 (approved December 18,
2003).
[105] Added, Bill No.
000510 (approved November 15,
2000).
[106] Amended, 1974
Ordinances, p. 81; amended, 1974 Ordinances, p. 345; amended, 1975 Ordinances,
pp. 10, 51 and 212; amended, 1976 Ordinances, p
149.
[107] Added, 1961
Ordinances, p. 1355; amended, Bill No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995
Ordinances,
p. 67.
[108] Enrolled bill
read Street Commissioner. Bill No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995
Ordinances,
p. 67.
[109] Amended, Bill
No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 67.
[110] Amended by
deleting former subsections 4(b) and (4)(c) and relettering 4(d), Bill No. 957
(approved February 16, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 67.
[111] Amended, Bill
No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 67.
[112] Amended, Bill
No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 67.
[113] Added, Bill
No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 67; amended, Bill
No. 1198 (approved December 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1339.
[114] Amended,
1989 Ordinances, p. 72; amended, Bill No. 957 (approved February 16, 1995), 1995
Ordinances, p. 67; amended and renumbered, Bill No. 1198 (December 19,
1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1339.
[115] Added, Bill
No. 1198 (approved December 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1339.
[116] Added, Bill
No. 1198 (approved December 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1339.
[117] Added, 1975
Ordinances, p.
415.
[118] Amended, Bill No.
970122 (approved May 14,
1997).
[119] Amended, Bill No.
758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[120] Added, 1981
Ordinances, p.
303.
[121] Amended and
subsections added, 1985 Ordinances, p. 158; amended, 1994 Ordinances, p. 98.
Section 2 of the Ordinance provides that it takes effect in 60
days.
[122] Amended, 1985
Ordinances, p. 55; amended, 1985 Ordinances, p.
1226.
[123] Amended, 1986
Ordinances, p.
225.
[124] Amended, 1986
Ordinances, p. 227 (formerly called “Powelton Village”
District).
[125] Amended, 1993
Ordinances, p. 23.
[126]
Amended, 1993 Ordinances, p. 22, amended, Bill No. 030079 (approved April 8,
2003).
[127] Amended, 1986
Ordinances, p. 27.
[128] Added,
1982 Ordinances, p. 504; amended, 1993 Ordinances, p.
20.
[129] Amended, 1987
Ordinances, p. 90. Enrolled bill lettered this subsection as (i).
[130] Added, 1983 Ordinances,
p 23.
[131] Added, 1984
Ordinances, p.
1086.
[132] Added, 1985
Ordinances, p. 149; amended, 1990 Ordinances, p. 879; amended, 1992 Ordinances,
p. 204. Enrolled bill lettered this subsection as
(l).
[133] Amended, 1986
Ordinances, p.
625.
[134] Added, 1985
Ordinances, p.
1282.
[135] Added, 1988
Ordinances, p.
749.
[136] Added, 1988
Ordinances, p.
858.
[137] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 1496. Added in error: this block is part of District
10.
[138] Added, 1990
Ordinances, p.
972.
[139] Added, 1991
Ordinances, p.
241.
[140] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
203.
[141] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
635.
[142] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
751.
[143] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
822.
[144] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p. 826; amended, 1993 Ordinances, p. 115; amended, 1994 Ordinances,
p. 106.
[145] Added, 1994
Ordinances, p.
107.
[146] Added, 1994
Ordinances, p.
108.
[147] Added, Bill No. 969
(approved December 28, 1995, 1995 Ordinances, p. 1263); amended, Bill No.
980763-A (approved June 1,
1999).
[148] Added, Bill No.
1186 (approved December 28, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1411.
[149] Amended and
subsections added, 1985 Ordinances, p.
158.
[150] Amended, 1992
Ordinances, p.
815.
[151] Added, 1990
Ordinances, p.
941.
[152] Amended, 1992
Ordinances, p. 815; amended, 1994 Ordinances, p. 98.Section 2 of the Ordinance
provides that it takes effect in 60
days.
[153] Amended, 1992
Ordinances, p. 815; amended, 1994 Ordinances, p. 98. Section 2 of the Ordinance
provides that it takes effect in 60
days.
[154] Amended, 1994
Ordinances, p. 98. Section 2 of the Ordinance provides that it takes effect in
60 days.
[155] Amended, 1985
Ordinances, p.
158.
[156] Amended, Bill No.
758 (approved July 24, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1081.
[157] Added, 1989
Ordinances, p. 72. Section 4 of the 1989 Ordinance provides: “This
Ordinance shall take effect upon the effective date of the regulations issued by
the Director of Finance pursuant to the new subsection 12-2802(1) of The
Philadelphia Code added by Section 1 of this Ordinance. The Director of Finance
shall issue such regulations within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of
final passage of this Ordinance.” The subject regulations were effective
June 30, 1989.
[158] Amended,
1992 Ordinances, p.
754.
[159] Amended, 1992
Ordinances, p. 815.
[160]
Amended, 1990 Ordinances, p. 211; amended, Bill No. 970 (approved May 1, 1995),
1995 Ordinances, p. 531. Section 3 of the Ordinance provides that it shall
take effect in 90 days. Amended, Bill No. 020763 (approved March 3, 2003).
Section 2 of Bill No. 020763 provides that the amendment shall take effect on
April 1, 2003.
[161] Amended,
Bill No. 960846-A (approved April 18,
1997).
[162] Amended, Bill No.
970215 (approved July 1,
1997).
[163] Amended, Bill No.
970215 (approved July 1,
1997).
[164] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
661.
[164.1] Amended, Bill No.
030417 (approved July 31,
2003).
[164.2] Amended, Bill
No. 030417 (approved July 31,
2003).
[164.3] Amended, Bill
No. 030417 (approved July 31,
2003).
[165] Added, Bill No.
970324 (approved July 1,
1997).
[166] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
859.
[167] Amended, Bill No.
000179 (approved June 16,
2000).
[168] Added, Bill No.
970403 (approved May 19,
1998).
[169] Added, Bill No.
970403 (approved May 19,
1998).
[170] Added, Bill No.
000148 (approved May 16,
2000).
[171] Added, Bill No.
000358 (approved January 23,
2001).
[172] Amended, 1990
Ordinances, p.
182.
[173] Amended, Bill No.
000179 (approved June 16,
2000).
[174] Added, Bill No.
518 (approved March 29, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 156, effective 90 days
after the bill becomes
law.
[175] Added, 1993
Ordinances, p. 790; amended, 1994 Ordinances, p.
883.
[176] Added, 1993
Ordinances, p. 1196. Enrolled bill read 12-1117. Amended, Bill No. 960747
(approved April 30,
1997).
[177] Added, 1994
Ordinances, p.
748.
[178] Amended, Bill No.
990198 (approved June 28,
1999).
[179] Added, Bill No.
990198 (approved June 28,
1999).
[180] Amended, Bill No.
1198 (approved December 19, 1995), 1995 Ordinances,
p. 1339.
[181] Added, 1992
Ordinances, p.
754.
[182] Added, 1994
Ordinances, p. 93. Section 3 of the Ordinances provides that it takes effect in
90 days.
[183] Added, Bill No.
000682 (approved May 29, 2003). Section 2 of Bill No. 000682 provides: “In
furtherance of Council’s power to amend Section 12-3005(1) of the Code to
revise the list of intersections at which automated red light enforcement
systems may be installed subject to the designation of such intersections by
agreement of the System Administrator and the Pennsylvania Secretary of
Transportation, the Streets Department is requested to conduct studies of the
intersections of the Philadelphia streets and to make recommendations to City
Council as to which intersections around the City are most affected by the
problems of traffic passing unlawfully through steady red signals and which
intersections might benefit most from application of an automated red light
enforcement system.” Section 3 of the Ordinance provides: “The
provisions of this ordinance shall expire on December 31, 2005, unless the
provisions of section 3116 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
(Motor Vehicle Code) are extended beyond that date, in which case this ordinance
shall remain in effect until expiration of that section.” Section 4 of
this Ordinance provides: “This ordinance shall not be effective unless and
until the Philadelphia Parking Authority enters into an agreement with the City
to reimburse the City for its costs associated with implementation and
administration of the automated red light enforcement system.” Section 5
of the Ordinance provides: “Non-severability. The provisions of Section
12-3005(1) of the Code, as added by Section 1 of this ordinance, providing that
automated red light enforcement systems may be used only at the intersections
listed in that subsection, and as that list may be amended from time to time by
ordinance, are not severable from the remaining provisions of this ordinance,
but are essentially and inseparably connected with all other provisions of this
ordinance. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of Council that
Council would not have enacted this ordinance or any portion of this ordinance
unless such provisions of Section 12-3005(1) of the Code were a valid part of
such enactment.”