(A) Designation of parking spaces for persons with a physical disability. Parking spaces for persons with a physical disability may be reserved and shall be designated by posting immediately adjacent to and visible from the space a vertical sign measuring at least 48 inches from the base of the sign post and bearing:
(1) The official international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that symbol; or
(2) A facsimile of the symbol displayed on the motor vehicle license plate of a person with a physical disability as such symbol may be designated by the state law.
(B) Violations.
(1) No person shall park a motor vehicle which does not have displayed a placard of a person with a physical disability or of a disabled veteran issued under I.C. 5-16-9 or under the laws if another state, or a registration plate of a person with a physical disability or a disabled veteran issued under I.C. 9-18-18 or 9-18-22, or under the laws of another state, in a properly designated reserved parking space intended for pairing by a person with a physical disability.
(2) No person shall knowingly park in a properly designated and reserved parking space intended for a person with a physical disability while displaying a placard to which neither the person nor the person’s passenger is entitled.
(3) No person shall display for use in parking in a properly designated, reserved parking space intended for a person with a physical disability while displaying a placard or a special license plate that was issued under I.C. 5-16-9, 9-18-18, or 9-18-22, or under the laws of another state.
(4) No person shall park in a properly designated and reserved parking space intended for use by a person with a physical disability if their vehicle displays a placard or a special registration plate entitled the person to park in a parking space reserved for persons with physical disability, if at the time of using that designated parking space the person is not in the process of transporting a person with a physical disability or a person who is a disabled veteran.
(5) The following areas have been designated as ADA Parking Spaces:
(a) The library at Fourth and Water Street;
(b) One at City Hall;
(c) Two on West Fourth and Main Street;
(d) Two at the Community Building;
(e) Two as designated by the parking area at Fifth and Main Street; and
(f) Private parking lots or business may also have a designated area.
(Ord. 1-2024, passed - -2024) Penalty, see § 71.99