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Bill 150534

Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2016 and thereafter.

Introduced Jun 4, 2015Committee of the WholeOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Greenlee

From the floor

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  1. “…lphia Code, entitled 'Real Estate Taxes,' by establishing a tax rate for City real estate tax"; and Bill No. 150534, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Parking Tax,' by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2016 and thereafter"; and Bill No. 150535, entitled "An Stated Meeting June 11, 2015 19-1806 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'A…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 11, 2015 · Jun 11, 2015 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Jun 4, 2015
    Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Greenlee that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee of the Whole. The motion carried unanimously.

  2. Jun 10, 2015
    HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole
  3. Jun 10, 2015
    HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole
  4. Jun 10, 2015
    REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee of the Whole
  5. Jun 11, 2015
    ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Jun 11, 2015
    SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made by Councilmember Jones that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.

  7. Jun 11, 2015
    READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Jun 18, 2015
    READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

    Recorded result: Pass

    A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:

  9. Jun 18, 2015
    SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2016 and thereafter. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 19-1200. PARKING TAX. * * * § 19-1202. Imposition and Rate of Tax. (1) * * * (b) There is hereby imposed upon every person parking or storing a motor vehicle in or on any parking facility in the City, and upon every person who leaves a motor vehicle with a valet for parking in the City, between July 1, 1989 and June 30, 2008, inclusive, a tax of fifteen percent (15%) of the amount charged for the transaction, and [on] between July 1, 2008 [and thereafter] and June 30, 2015, inclusive, a tax of twenty percent (20%) of the amount charged for the transaction, and on July 1, 2015 and thereafter, a tax of twenty-two and one-half percent (22.5%) of the amount charged for the transaction, which tax shall be collected by the operator from the person parking or storing the vehicle, and shall be paid over to the City as provided herein. Pursuant to regulations to be issued by the Department, a valet parking operator shall be entitled to a credit against amounts remitted to the Department pursuant to Section 19-1203 in an amount equal to any parking tax paid by the valet parking operator to the operator of a parking facility on account of the parking of any motor vehicles with respect to which the valet parking operator collected and remitted a parking tax under this Section. * * * ____________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End