[Added 6-27-1989]
Any person or body that has lawful control of
a public or private way or of improved or enclosed property used as
off-street parking areas for businesses, shopping malls, theaters,
auditoriums, sporting or recreational facilities, cultural centers,
residential dwellings, or for any other place where the public has
a right of access as invitees or licensees shall reserve parking spaces
in said off-street parking areas for any vehicle owned and operated
by a disabled veteran or handicapped person whose vehicle bears the
distinguishing license plate or handicapped person placard authorized
by MGL c. 90, § 2 or for any vehicle transporting a handicapped
person and displaying the special identification plate or handicapped
person placard authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2 or for any vehicle
bearing the official identification of a handicapped person issued
by any other state or any Canadian province, according to the following
formula:
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Total Number of Parking Spaces
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Number of Handicapped Parking Spaces
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|---|---|
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More than 15 but not more than 25
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1
|
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More than 25 but not more than 40
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5% of such spaces but not fewer than 2
|
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More than 40 but not more than 100
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4% of such spaces but not fewer than 3
|
|
More than 100 but not more than 200
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3% of such spaces but not fewer than 4
|
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More than 200 but not more than 500
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2% of such spaces but not fewer than 6
|
|
More than 500 but not more than 1,000
|
1 1/2% of such spaces but not fewer than
10
|
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More than 1,000 but not more than 2,000
|
1% of such spaces but not fewer than 15
|
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More than 2,000 but less than 5,000
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3/4 of 1% of such spaces but not fewer than
20
|
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More than 5,000
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1/2 of 1% of such spaces but not fewer than
30
|
[Amended 12-23-2008]
Parking spaces designated as reserved under the provisions of § 266-145 shall be identified by the use of above-grade signs which shall be located at a height not less than five feet nor more than eight feet to the top of the sign. The sign shall be located so as not to become a hazard or obstacle itself. Overhead signs shall be located at a height sufficient to avoid conflict with pedestrians. All such signs shall consist of white lettering against a blue background and shall bear the words "Handicapped Parking: Special Plate or Placard Required. Unauthorized Vehicles May Be Removed at Owner's Expense." Handicapped parking spaces shall be as near as possible to a building entrance or walkway; shall be adjacent to curb ramps or other unobstructed methods permitting sidewalk access to a handicapped person; and shall be 12 feet wide, or the handicapped spaces shall be provided in pairs of eight-foot spaces, separated by a four-foot center aisle which is painted or striped yellow.
