(A) There shall be immediately created three restricted parking places reserved for the use of handicapped motorists.
(B) On each of these, restricted parking places shall be placed on the north, south, east and west sides of the Public Square next to the crosswalk.
(C) Each reserved parking place shall be designated by special marking on the road surface and an appropriate sign placed next to said parking place on the sidewalk.
(D) Parking in these restricted areas shall be restricted to:
(1) Automobiles bearing special handicapped license plates;
(2) Automobiles loading or unloading persons who require a device to assist them in moving about, i.e., wheelchair; and
(3) (a) Automobiles loading or unloading person who have been professionally diagnosed as having impaired ambulatory ability.
(b) Said motor vehicles will still be subject to normal parking violations and penalties.
(E) Any person violating the provisions of divisions (A) through (D) above shall be fined no less than $50 and no more than $100 for each violation.
(F) The Police Department of the city is authorized to have towed away from said restricted parking areas any automobile found in violation herein at the owner’s expense.
(Ord. 540.2, passed 10-13-1980; Ord. 2019-020, passed 9-9-2019)