As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
HANDICAPPED PARKING PLACARD
The placard issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which is prominently displayed on the right
front dash of a vehicle designating the vehicle in which it is displayed
as being used for the transportation, or use and benefit, of (a) handicapped
person(s).
HANDICAPPED PERSON
Any person who is blind; does not have the full use of an
arm or both arms; cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest; cannot
walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch,
another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair or other assistive device;
is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person's
forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured
by spirometry, is less than one liter or the arterial oxygen tension
is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest; uses portable oxygen; has
a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations
are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to the
standards set by the American Heart Association; or is severely limited
in his or her ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological or
orthopedic condition.
RESERVED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE
A parking space designated by the Council of Mount Oliver
Borough for use by a handicapped person or severely disabled veteran
which is posted with a sign as provided herein.
SEVERELY DISABLED VETERAN
Any veteran whose service-connected disability is certified
at 100% by the United States Veterans' Administration or who has a
service-connected disability of the type enumerated in the definition
of "handicapped person" above.
SEVERELY DISABLED VETERAN PLACARD
The placard issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which is prominently displayed on the right
front dash of a vehicle designating the vehicle in which it is displayed
as being used for the transportation of (a) severely disabled veteran(s).
The Mount Oliver Borough Council reserves the right to terminate
the designated reserved handicapped parking space for cause shown
after written notice is given to the applicant stating the reason(s)
for the termination and advising the applicant of the right to an
administrative hearing before the Borough Council or a hearing officer
designated by Borough Council, according to the Local Agency Law.
Any person who parks a vehicle in a designated reserved handicapped parking space as provided herein shall be subject to a fine pursuant to the provisions of §
248-24, unless said motor vehicle is displaying a handicapped license plate tag or a severely disabled veteran license plate tag, or handicapped or severely disabled veteran placard, as is, or may be in the future, issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles.