For the purposes of this division, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
ACCESS AISLE. A space adjacent to a handicapped parking space or passenger loading zone which is constructed and designed in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, being 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., and the federal rules and regulations adopted and promulgated in response to the act, as the act and the rules and regulations existed on January 1, 2020.
HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSON. Any individual with a severe visual or physical impairment which limits personal mobility and results in an inability to travel unassisted more than 200 feet without the use of a wheelchair, crutch, walker, or prosthetic, orthotic, or other assistant device; any individual whose personal mobility is limited as a result of respiratory problems; any individual who has a cardiac condition to the extent that his or her functional limitations are classified in severity as being Class III or Class IV, according to standards set by the American Heart Association; and any individual who has permanently lost all or substantially all the use of one or more limbs.
PARAPLEGIC LICENSE PLATE. A license plate as designated by, and issued under, the provisions of Neb. RS 1943 § 60-3,113, as amended.
PERSON. As used by itself and not as a part of the defined terms “handicapped or disabled person” and/or “temporarily handicapped or disabled person,” the term PERSON shall mean any person, persons, firm, or corporation, or agents, servants or employees of any person, persons, firm or corporation.
TEMPORARILY HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSON. Any handicapped or disabled person whose personal mobility is expected to be limited in such manner for no longer than one year.
(Ord. 2051, §§ 1, 2, passed 2-27-1978; Ord. 3256, § 1, passed 3-10-2003, Ord. 4016, § 1, passed 3-11-2020)