[Adopted STM 6-18-1991 by Art. 12]
A.Â
Any person or entity that has lawful control of a
public or private way or of improved or enclosed property used as
off-street parking areas for businesses, shopping malls, theaters,
auditoriums, sporting or recreational facilities, cultural centers
or residential dwellings, or for any other place where the public
has a right of access as invitees or licensees, shall reserve parking
spaces in said off-street parking areas for vehicles owned and operated
by disabled veterans and handicapped persons whose vehicles bear the
distinguishing license plates authorized by MGL C. 90, § 2,
as amended, and for any vehicle transporting a handicapped person
and displaying the special identification plate authorized by said
MGL C. 90, § 2, as amended, or for any vehicle bearing the
official identification of a handicapped person issued by any other
state or any Canadian province.
B.Â
The number of parking spaces to be so reserved shall
be determined by the formula set forth in MGL C. 40, § 21(23)(a),
as amended. Parking spaces designated as reserved under the foregoing
provisions shall be identified in the manner required under MGL C.
40, § 21(23)(b), as amended.
No person shall leave an unauthorized vehicle unattended within parking spaces designated for use by disabled veterans or handicapped persons as required by § 172-9 of this Article, and no person shall obstruct a curb ramp designated for use by handicapped persons as a means of egress to a street or public way.
[Amended STM 3-15-2008 by Art. 5]
The penalty for violation of this Article shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars $100.00 nor more than three hundred dollars $300.00 for each offense, and such fines may be recovered under the noncriminal disposition procedure set forth in Chapter 1, § 1-6, of the Code of the Town of Southwick, as amended. In addition, any unauthorized vehicles may be removed in accordance with the provisions of MGL C. 266, § 120D, as amended.
