The executive authority of the city may, but isn’t required to, designate as a handicapped parking area, an area of a public city street that is appurtenant to a parcel of residential real estate occupied by a handicapped person, upon:
(A) The receipt from that handicapped person of:
(1) An application form completed and verified by that handicapped person, which shall be promulgated by the city and include, without limitation, the following representations:
(a) The name, residential address and telephone number of the handicapped person;
(b) A description of either the accessible parking registration plate or the accessible parking placard issued to the handicapped person, including, without limitation, the plate and placard numbers and the physical condition for which it was issued and the expiration date of it; and
(c) A physical description of the off-street motor vehicle parking areas available to the handicapped person at the residence thereof, along with an explanation of why those available off-street parking areas do not reasonably accommodate the physical disability of the handicapped person.
(2) Upon approval of application, a $100 fee will be charged for the installation of sign.
(B) A determination by the Director of Public Works in consultation with the Chief of Police or their designees:
(1) The off-street motor vehicle parking areas available to the handicapped person at the residence thereof do not reasonably accommodate the physical disability of the handicapped person, considering both the disability of the handicapped person and the physical condition of those off-street motor vehicle parking areas;
(2) There is no other handicapped parking area on that portion of the city street appurtenant to the residence of the handicapped person; and
(3) A handicapped parking area on that portion of the city street appurtenant to the residence of the handicapped person would not unreasonably interfere with motor vehicle traffic on that city street.
(1996 Code, § 97.31) (Ord. 2320, passed 3-3-2009; Ord. 2436, passed 7-5-2016)