[Added by Ord. No. 2018-755, 12/12/2018]
1. 
Any resident of the Borough of Morton may make application to the Borough to request a handicapped parking space on his or her street only after acquiring a handicapped license plate or placard or a disabled veteran license plate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2. 
All applications should be made to the Morton Police Department at the Borough Hall.
3. 
New applications shall be reviewed by a committee of three consisting of the Chief of Police, Fire Chief and the Code Officer (or their respective appointees.) Based upon the criteria contained within this Part, the committee will make a recommendation to the Chief of Police, who in turn will make the final determination regarding whether a handicapped parking space should be granted.
4. 
Renewal applications shall be reviewed by the Chief of Police who will make the determination regarding renewal of existing spaces.
5. 
Each applicant, whether for a new permit or a renewal, shall complete an application form (attached) and provide the Borough with all information requested.
6. 
An incomplete application form is grounds for denial of the application.
7. 
There Will Be No Application Fee. Upon approval of a handicapped parking space by the Chief of Police, the Chief of Police shall direct the Borough's Public Works Department to delineate such parking spot by painting or marking the streets and to install such handicapped parking sign as may be required by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicles Code.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-755, 12/12/2018]
1. 
Each holder of a permit for a handicapped parking space shall apply for renewal of the permit on an annual basis.
2. 
Applications for renewal shall be submitted to the Police Department between January 1 and January 31 of each calendar year.
3. 
In making the final determination regarding the renewal of a previously permitted handicapped space, the Chief of Police shall apply the criteria contained in this Part.
4. 
Once a permit is not renewed for any reason, any application by the same applicant shall be considered a new application and shall be governed by the provisions of the policy.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-755, 12/12/2018]
All handicapped parking spaces permitted prior to the effective date of this Part shall be allowed to remain as located but must be renewed by January 31, 2020.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-755, 12/12/2018]
1. 
No permit shall be granted where adequate, handicapped-accessible, off-street parking is available to the applicant.
2. 
Applicants must submit a physician's certification of disability from their treating physician. All applicants shall meet at least one of the requirements listed below:
A. 
The applicant is wheelchair-confined.
B. 
The person requesting a permit is caring for a person who has a severe physical or mental disability.
C. 
The applicant is unable to walk a distance of 50 feet.
D. 
The applicant has a severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency requiring the use of ambulatory oxygen.
E. 
The applicant requires the use of prosthetic devices that restrict normal ambulation.
F. 
The applicant has other physical or mental limitations that the committee believes are severe enough to warrant a handicapped parking space.
3. 
No permit shall be granted where the requested space will create an unsafe traffic condition.
4. 
Parking spaces may only be granted for streets on which parking is legal.
5. 
If a space is granted, that space is not specifically reserved for the applicant. A handicapped space is available to any person with a valid handicap license plate or placard.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-755, 12/12/2018]
The Borough of Morton reserves the right to revoke any permit for a handicapped parking space at any time if the applicant no longer meets the criteria of this Part.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-755, 12/12/2018]
Only persons in vehicles bearing a handicapped license plate or placard or a disabled veteran license plate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may park a vehicle in a handicapped parking space created hereunder. Persons who park in a handicapped parking space in violation of this Part shall be subject to the penalties contained in the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicles Code for illegal parking in a handicapped parking space.