Any Borough resident who has been issued a handicapped or severely disabled
veteran license plate by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or on whose behalf
said license plate has been issued, pursuant to § 1338 or § 1342
of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, shall be eligible for the installation,
in front of said person's residence solely for said person's use,
of a sign indicating that parking in such space is restricted to such person's
vehicle bearing a handicapped or severely disabled veteran license plate,
which eligibility shall expire 12 months from the date such sign is installed.
Application for such restricted parking sign shall be made to the Chief of
Police.
Application for a restricted handicapped or severely disabled parking
space shall be made on a form provided by the Economy Borough Public Safety
Committee. The application information shall include the identity of the handicapped
person or severely disabled veteran and said person's place of residence
and shall be accompanied by documentation evidencing issuance of a handicapped
or severely disabled veteran plate by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Failure to file a completed initial application or a timely application
for renewal shall result in such application being denied or not renewed.
in the event that an individual fails to file a completed application for
recertification within the time allowed, that is, on an annual basis prior
to expiration of the individuals eligibility, the right to such sign shall
be forfeited and the sign shall be removed by the Borough.
In addition to removal of the sign for failure to properly apply for
renewal, a handicapped or severely disabled veteran parking restriction sign
may be removed after notice to the applicant if, upon investigation, the Borough
determines either that the applicant has moved; or, that the privilege is
being abused in a manner inconsistent with its intent. The notice to the individual
shall state the reason or reasons for the anticipated removal of the sign
and shall give the handicapped individual or severely disabled veteran 20
days in which to request a hearing before the Public Safety Committee.
Upon approval of the application, the Chief of Police shall refer all
applications for handicapped or severely disabled veteran restricted parking
which meet the requirements of this chapter to the Economy Borough Road Department
for installation of a restricted handicapped or severely disabled veteran
parking sign.
An individual who submits a false application to the Economy Borough
Public Safety Committee shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine not exceeding $600 and shall forfeit his or her privileges to a handicapped
parking sign for a period of 12 months.