There is hereby created a special parking designation
on City streets to be known as "handicapped reserve parking."
[Amended 7-28-1998 by Ord. No. 3066.1]
Any person who has a physical disability which
is permanent in nature or which will last for at least two years,
which significantly impairs that person's ability to walk safely to
and from the residence he/she owns or to a renter, provided that he/she
presents a copy of his/her current lease which is valid for one year
or more, may apply to the City Clerk for a handicapped reserve parking
permit for the vehicle he/she owns.
All applications shall be accompanied by a statement
from one or more physicians describing, in detail, the applicant's
disability, forecasting its duration and recommending that a handicapped
reserve parking permit be issued. All applications shall be accompanied
by a photograph of the proposed handicapped reserve parking space
and a description of the same setting forth its projected dimensions.
Additional information may be requested as deemed necessary by the
City Clerk.
Notice of the handicapped reserve parking application
shall, at the applicant's expense, be once published in a newspaper
of general circulation. The notice shall set forth the location, by
street and the projected dimensions of the requested handicapped reserve
parking space. The notice shall also set a time and place for public
consideration of the application by the City Clerk. Public consideration
of any handicapped reserve parking application shall not occur within
seven days from the date of published notice.
Upon approval by the City Clerk, a special permit
shall be issued designating a handicapped reserve parking space for
the applicant, who shall pay a fee of $5 for such permit. This fee
shall be waived for any applicant who was disabled while in active
service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
Any applicant whose application for a handicapped reserve parking space is disapproved by the City Clerk may, within 30 days, appeal such disapproval to the City Council. Notice of the appeal shall be set forth as required by §
210-65 herein.
Anyone issued a handicapped reserve parking
permit shall be required to pay for the cost of a special sign, including
the erection thereof, marking the handicapped reserve parking space.
Use of the handicapped reserve parking space cannot begin until all
costs have been paid. Handicapped reserve parking permits shall be
displayed at all times in the vehicle authorized to utilize the handicapped
reserve parking space. Handicapped reserve parking permits may be
transferred to another vehicle only upon securing the written consent
of the City Clerk. Handicapped reserve parking permits shall be issued
explicitly subject to the holder's continuing compliance with all
existing parking and traffic ordinances and regulations of the City.
The City Clerk may waive an applicant's payment
of any fee or cost required herein upon a satisfactory demonstration
that the payment of such fee or cost would cause the applicant to
suffer financial hardship.
If the need for a handicapped reserve parking
space ceases to exist, either by reason of death, recovery, change
of applicant's residence or for any other reason, the City Clerk shall
be notified immediately, the handicapped reserve parking permit shall
become void, and the sign shall be removed.