(A) A motor vehicle bearing registration plates issued to a person with disabilities, as defined by ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 1-159.1 pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616, or to a veteran with a disability pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609, or a special decal or device issued pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-616 or pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.2, or a motor vehicle registered in a state, district, territory, or foreign country other than Illinois upon which is displayed a registration plate, special decal, or device issued by the other jurisdiction designating that the vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities shall be exempt from any ordinance imposing time limitations on parking, except limitations of one-half hour or less, on any street or highway zone, or any parking lot or parking place which is owned, leased, or owned and leased by the city, but such vehicle shall be subject to any ordinances which prohibit parking in “no stopping” and “no standing” zones in front of or near fire hydrants, driveways, public building entrances and exits, bus stops, and loading areas, and is prohibited from parking where the motor vehicle constitutes a traffic hazard, whereby the motor vehicle shall be moved at the instruction and request of a law enforcement officer to a location designated by the officer. Any motor vehicle bearing such registration plates or a special decal or device may park, in addition to any other lawful place, in any parking place specifically reserved for such vehicles by the posting of an official sign. Parking privileges granted by this section are strictly limited to the person to whom the special registration plates, special decal, or device were issued and to qualified operators acting under his or her express direction while the person with disabilities is present.
(B) The parking privileges granted by this section are also extended to motor vehicles of not-for-profit organizations used for the transportation of persons with disabilities, when the motor vehicles display the decal or device issued pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.2.
(Ord. 1136, passed 7-19-94) Penalty, see § 70.99