A. Designation of Spaces: The City Manager is hereby authorized to designate any parking space or area on any public street or in any parking lot maintained by the City for public use, for the exclusive use of properly designated vehicles transporting temporarily or permanently disabled persons. Vehicles used for transporting disabled persons, as provided for under this Chapter, shall meet the registration requirements of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes article 6675a-5e.1, sections 1 through 4, and such parking areas shall be marked as required by subsection B of this Section.
B. Rules and Regulations: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to establish rules and regulations setting out the minimum dimensions and identification markers for delineating exclusive parking spaces for vehicles transporting temporary or permanently disabled persons, which such rules shall at least comply with the rules promulgated by the State purchasing and general service commission relating thereto; provided, however, such rules may require greater designation criteria than required by the State purchasing and general service commission. A copy of such rules shall be kept on file with the City Manager and the City Secretary.
C. Private Parking:
1. Nonconformance with Rules: Any person who owns or controls private property used for parking of vehicular traffic may designate a parking space or area for the disabled without conforming to the rules for identification and dimensions as required by subsection B hereof; provided, however, the provisions of subsection D hereof relating to the violations for parking in such spaces shall not be applicable.
2. Inspection Certificates:
a. Any person who owns or controls private property used for parking of motor vehicles may designate any parking space or area on such property for the exclusive use of vehicles transporting temporary or permanently disabled persons by designating and identifying such parking spaces according to the standards established under subsection A hereof relating to the identification and dimension requirements for handicapped parking.
b. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to issue a City inspection certificate to each such space or area exclusively designated for handicapped parking which meets the requirements set out in subsection B hereof. Any persons owning or controlling private property and designating such handicapped parking may apply for such inspection certificate to the City Manager on the form prescribed and furnished by the City Manager's office.
c. There is hereby imposed a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each application and certificate. The City Manager shall cause an inspection to be made of such parking space or area, and if the same meets with the requirements as set out in subsection B hereof, he shall issue such certificate which shall be permanently maintained for each parking space or area so designated.
D. Violation and Penalties: Article 6675a-5e.1, section 10(a)(b), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, relating to offenses of illegally parking in a parking space or parking area designated specifically for the disabled is hereby made applicable to any parking space or parking area for the disabled on any public street or in any parking lot maintained by the city for which such exclusive use is designated or on any private parking lot or parking space designated for exclusive use as provided for in subsection C of this section. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 10-1-91B, 10-1-1991; amd. 1994 Code)
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