For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES
A parking space within a parking yard or parking places which
are open to the public or to which the public is invited, whether
maintained or operated separately or in conjunction with any business
or enterprise, and which is designated by suitable signs as being
reserved for parking by handicapped persons only and which has been
approved by the Chief of Police of the City of Atlantic City to be
so designated.
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON
Any person who has been issued special vehicle identification
by the Division of Motor Vehicles of the State of New Jersey, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 39:4-205, or by a similar body in another state when such
motor vehicle is properly identified pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-206
by a registration plate bearing the national wheelchair symbol, or
properly identified pursuant to the laws of another state, or displaying
a temporary handicapped placard issued by the Chief of Police.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, stop or stand a
motor vehicle in a handicapped parking space unless such person is
a physically handicapped person.
This article shall require that the Police Department of the
City of Atlantic City enforce all and any violations of N.J.S.A. 39:4-138.
The fines are set by the Administration of Courts.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.5, the parking spaces designated in Schedule XXIII (§
243-81) are reserved for parking by the handicapped.
[Added 8-7-1996 by Ord. No. 34-1996; amended 11-25-2003 by Ord. No.
67-2003]
A. Any person parking a motor vehicle in a parking space reserved for
parking by the handicapped without a special vehicle identification
card shall be liable for fines and penalties as per state law.
B. Any violation under this section may be payable in the amount of
$280 through the Violations Bureau, without the necessity for a court
appearance, pursuant to R. 7:12-4.
[Amended 10-6-2004 by Ord. No. 112-2004]