(A) Designated parking spaces are reserved for the parking, stopping and standing of motor vehicles displaying a parking card issued under R.C. § 4503.44 or is being operated by or for the transport of a handicapped person and is displaying the special license plates authorized by R.C. § 4503.44.
(B) Reserved handicapped parking spaces may be established on public streets, alleys, parking lots and rights-of-way in front of residential, commercial, or industrial structures, by the City Manager.
(C) A handicapped parking space may be established on a public street abutting a residence, upon application by a resident. The application may be approved by the City Manager and based upon the following minimum criteria.
(1) Applicants must have a valid handicapped placard or license plate issued by the State of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(2) Applicants must occupy the real property abutting the proposed handicapped parking space.
(3) Applicants or a member of their immediate family must own the motor vehicle using the proposed handicapped parking space.
(4) Applicants must be severely handicapped in that he or she has lost the use of one or both legs, one or both arms, is blind or deaf and cannot move about without the aid of crutches, walker or a wheelchair or similar equipment.
(5) Proposed handicapped parking spaces must not significantly impair parking for other residents in the immediate area.
(6) Applicants must be without off-street parking in the immediate vicinity of the proposed handicapped parking space.
(D) No person shall stop, stand or park any motor vehicle at reserved handicapped parking spaces designated on private property or on any public streets, alleys, parking lots or other public rights-of-way by signs or markings at or on such spaces or designated in Chapter 78, Schedule VI, unless the motor vehicle displays a parking card or special license plate authorized by R.C. § 4503.44.
(Ord. 19-80, passed 3-3-80; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 10-15-01; Am. Ord. 13-06, passed 6-19-06) Penalty, see § 76.99
Cross-reference:
Reserved Handicapped Parking Schedule, see Ch. 78, Schedule VI