8-28.8   Exemptions.
   a.   Initial Ten-Day Grace Period. Restrictions, requirements, and prohibitions otherwise applicable hereunder shall not be operative during the first ten (10) calendar days after the day when notice signs have been erected, as shown in the City Engineer’s records.
   b.   Emergency Vehicles. Emergency vehicles (including but not limited to ambulances, fire engines, or police vehicles) are not restricted hereunder while controlled by a person providing service to a property in the permit-parking area.
   c.   Service Vehicle. Delivery, utility, or service vehicles are not restricted hereunder while controlled by a person providing service to property in the permit-parking area. The driver is responsible for identifying such vehicle as a commercial, utility, or service vehicle.
   d.   Disabled and Handicapped. Any vehicle identified as used by a disabled or handicapped person meeting the requirements of Vehicle Code Section 225115 and displaying the handicap plates, is not restricted hereunder.