(a) Definitions.
(1) For purposes of this section, "public parking area" includes, but is not limited to, all parking conveniences provided in relation to any and all of the buildings and uses set forth at Section 1125.05.
(2) "Handicapped person" means any person subject to a physiological defect or deficiency regardless of its cause, nature or extent, and includes all such persons whether ambulatory or confined to a wheelchair, and includes children and adults.
(b) Each public parking area located in the City which consists of twenty or more parking spaces, shall provide the following:
(1) A minimum of five percent (5%) of the total number of parking spaces shall be reserved for use by the handicapped, up to a maximum of ten spaces.
(c) Each public parking area which consists of less than twenty parking spaces shall provide a minimum of one space.
(d) Each such reserved space shall be located as near as reasonably possible to the point of public access nearest the building or use.
(e) There shall be a permanent sign posted at the head of each space reserved for handicapped persons, designating it as such.
(f) Enforcement. The establishment, designation, location and number of reserved parking spaces required under this section shall be enforced by the Building Commissioner pursuant to Section 1125.13
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(Ord. 5892-1981. Passed 4-14-81.)