For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISABLED PERSON. A person confined to a wheelchair; a person who uses braces or crutches; a person who, because of an arthritic, spastic, pulmonary or cardiac condition, walks with difficulty or insecurity; a person who suffers from faulty coordination or palsy; a person who is so impaired that, functioning in a public area, he or she is insecure or exposed to danger; and a person whose mobility, flexibility, coordination and perceptiveness are significantly reduced by aging or by temporary disability.
PARKING FACILITY. A facility or combination of facilities for motor vehicle parking which contains parking spaces for the public. This shall include a privately-owned area which is normally used for parking and which is accessible to the public. This does not include a parking facility which charges a fee for parking spaces. Parking spaces within this subchapter shall be those parking facilities reserved for the physically disabled persons pursuant to I.C. 5-16-9-2.
PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON. Any person who has been issued a placard or special registration plate or decal for a motor vehicle by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles under I.C. 9-18.5-8, or this subchapter.
(Ord. G-79-775, passed 11-12-1979; Ord. G-84-18, passed 7-3-1984)