ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) amended the Parking Fee Ordinance of the city.
During yesterday’s regular session, the SP approved Regulation Ordinance (RO) 2020-130 amending RO 2009-216, or an ordinance re-establishing parking areas for all vehicles in the City of Iloilo and providing parking fees thereof.
The amendment stemmed from the fact that ever since the ordinance was passed, no collection of parking fees was made considering the lack of personnel of the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) as the implementing office.
Based on the amendments, in lieu of the CTO, the Local Economic Enterprise Office (LEEO) has been designated as office in-charge in the collection of parking fees.
Also, Section 3F of the existing ordinance which defines overnight parking has been removed and will no longer be included in extracting of parking fees.
Parking fees collected will help in augmenting the resources of the city government especially with the decrease of the city’s Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).
“Pursuant to such authority provided by law, the Sangguniang Palungsod of Iloilo City hereby intends to impose parking fees for every motor vehicle parked on any portion of the existing parking spaces within the surrounding vicinity of the downtown area of Iloilo City,” read part of the approved measure.
Consistent with Section 130 (b) of Republic Act No 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991), the parking fees to be imposed by the SP are determined to be:
* Equitable and based as far as practicable on the taxpayer’s ability to pay;
* Levied and collected only for public purposes; and
* Not unjust, excessive, oppressive or confiscatory, contrary to law, public policy, national economic policy or in the restraint of trade.
Here are the list of parking spaces subjected to the imposition of parking fees:
* Calasanz Street fronting San Jose Church, perpendicular parking both sides;
* Ortiz Street, parallel parking both sides;
* Guanco Street, diagonal parking on the left side (across Iloilo Central Market);
* Aldeguer Street, diagonal parking on the left side (across Iloilo Central Market);
* Arsenal Street, parallel parking both sides;
* Solis Street, parallel parking both sides;
* Zamora Street, parallel parking both sides; and
* Macario Peralta Street, parallel parking both sides except front of the Bureau of Fire Protection and Office of the Congressman.
Motor vehicle owners and/or persons in charge of motor vehicles shall be charged the following rates:
* Motorcycles – P15 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
* Tricycle – P20 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
* Light Vehicles – P25 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
* Medium vehicles (delivery trucks) – P30 for the first two hours and P5 per hour for the succeeding hours
Any officer of the Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) may be allowed to collect parking fees provided they are duly authorized by the LEEO. PSTMO is also tasked to implement the ordinance.
Violators of the ordinance will be subjected to a fine of P300 to P1,000.
This ordinance shall take effect upon approval and after publication in a newspaper of general circulation here./PN
