(a) Private off-street disability parking spaces exclusively for vehicles which display the distinguishing license plates, specially designated symbols, tags or other devices issued to disabled veterans and other persons with disabilities pursuant to state or federal law, shall have the dimensions and markings required by prevailing state and federal standards. Such stalls or spaces shall be designated by posting appropriate signage at the owner’s expense. Appropriate signage shall be any sign in or immediately adjacent to and visible from each stall or space, consisting of wording, symbol(s) or a combination thereof, which conveys to a person of ordinary intelligence that the stalls or spaces indicated are reserved for persons with disabilities.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, not displaying a distinguishing license plate, symbol, tag or device issued to persons with disabilities pursuant to state or federal law to stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle in any parking space designated for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such unlawful action shall be enforced in the same manner as provided for other parking violations.
(c) Any vehicles not displaying the proper license plates, tags or devices may be towed from a disability parking space designated by subsection (a) of this section at the expense of the owner of such vehicle, and may be impounded until all towing and storage charges are paid.
(1964 Code, § 26-102.1) (Ord. 8133, § 1, passed 7-8-1980; Ord. 13164, § 1, passed 9-23-1997)