(A) The Mayor or his/her designee may designate any place within the city as restricted to standing of vehicles displaying license plates or other insignia issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any other state to vehicles owned by or regularly transporting persons with a physical disability.
(B) Any citizen may make application to the City Clerk for the Mayor or the Mayor's designee to designate, and the Mayor or designee may designate, any place within the city as restricted to standing of vehicles carrying license plates or other insignia issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any other state to vehicles owned by or regularly transporting persons with a physical disability upon the following conditions:
(1) The applicant must reside at the property where the designated parking spot is to be located and, if the applicant is not the owner of the property, present written consent from the owner authorizing the application;
(2) The applicant must show proof of ownership of a license plate or other insignia issued by the Commonwealth of Kentucky to vehicles owned by or regularly transporting persons with a physical disability; or the Mayor or Mayor's designee must find, after a contested hearing, that the applicant meets the requirements for such license plate but was denied the same due either to:
(a) Improper interpretation of the statutory guidelines; or
(b) Failure to own an automobile;
(3) The space requested must be directly adjacent to or as near as possible to the applicant's permanent residence;
(4) The applicant's residence must lack adequate off-street parking;
(5) The space to be designated must not interfere with public safety;
(6) The applicant must agree to reimburse the city for its reasonable costs of installation and maintenance of the space and accompanying sign as well as record keeping thereon; and
(7) The applicant must agree to reapply for such designated space each succeeding year during the month of January or lose such designation.
(Ord. 21-11, passed 10-20-2021)