(A) The Clerk of the State District Court for the county is hereby authorized to designate, in accordance with the following definitions, persons associated with the State District Court who are required by their official duties to attend court for continuous periods in excess of the three-hour parking limitation established for parking spaces located on the courthouse square, and who have the need, due to disability as defined below, to park in close proximity to the courthouse adjacent to the courthouse square. The Clerk of Court shall issue numbered permits, to be supplied by the City Police Department, to State District Court personnel who qualify under this section, which permits shall be hung from the interior rear view mirror bracket of each permit holder’s vehicle. The exhibition of such a permit in a vehicle parked in any regular parking space located immediately adjacent to the courthouse square, shall exempt such vehicle from the three-hour parking limitation that normally applies to such parking spaces. Such permits may be issued on a permanent or temporary basis depending on the specific need of the permit holder as determined by the Clerk of Court, and the Clerk of Court shall maintain and regularly update a formal register of permits issued, including the serial number of the permit, the date of issue, the name and address of the person to whom the permit was issued, the make, year, color and license plate number of the permit holder’s vehicle, and the date of expiration of the permit. Said register shall be available for inspection by the City Police Department during regular business hours of the Clerk of Court. No more than six such permits shall be issued and in use at any time. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of Court to regain possession of any permit which has expired.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISABILITY. Any physical condition which qualifies a person for a handicapped parking permit issued by the state or which, in the judgment of the Clerk of Court, makes it unreasonably difficult for a person to reach the County Courthouse from parking facilities located away from the courthouse square.
IOWA DISTRICT COURT PERSONNEL. Judges, referees, lawyers, parties in litigation, defendants in prosecution, jurors and witnesses subpoenaed to testify in court, and any other persons who are required to attend the court for continuous periods in excess of three hours.
(2011 Code, § 11.1019) (Ord. 2259, passed 9-21-2015)