The standing or leaving of vehicles unattended within parking spaces designated as reserved for vehicles owned and operated by disabled veterans or handicapped persons, including cross-hatch areas adjacent thereto, if any, is prohibited except where such vehicle is owned or operated by a disabled veteran or handicapped person or is transporting handicapped person(s), and only where such vehicle is properly identified as such as specified in MGL c. 40, § 21(23). Parking in such a manner so as to obstruct a curb ramp designed for use by a handicapped person as a means of egress to a street or public way shall also be prohibited. The foregoing prohibition shall apply to all public and private ways and in all places where the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees.
[Adopted 5-2-2011 ATM by Art. 27]
The penalty for violation of this Article V shall be not less than $100 nor more than $300 per occurrence. The Select Board is further authorized to provide for the removal of vehicles as may be required hereunder, in accordance with MGL c. 40, § 22D, and the violator shall be liable for all charges incurred for the removal and storage of such vehicle in addition to the foregoing penalty.
Violations of this Article V may be processed pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D, and shall be in the amount set forth above. Enforcement under the noncriminal disposition process shall be carried out by the Police Chief and/or by duly-sworn police officers, who shall have full enforcement powers.