[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.
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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.