For purposes of this Article:
(A) ACCESS AISLE means a space adjacent to a handicapped parking space or passenger loading zone which is constructed and designed in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the federal rules and regulations adopted and promulgated in response to the act, as the act and rules and regulations existed on May 31, 2001. (Ref. 18-1736 RS Neb.)
(B) (1) HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERSON means any individual with a severe visual or physical impairment which limits personal mobility and results in an inability to travel unassisted more than 200 feet without the use of a wheelchair, crutch, walker, or prosthetic, orthotic, or other assistant device, any individual whose personal mobility is limited as a result of respiratory problems, any individual who has a cardiac condition to the extent that his or her functional limitations are classified in severity as being Class III or Class IV, according to standards set by the American Heart Association, and any individual who has permanently lost all or substantially all the use of one or more limbs.
(2) Temporarily handicapped or disabled person means any handicapped or disabled person whose personal mobility is expected to be limited in such manner for no longer than one year. (Ref. 18-1738 RS Neb.)
(C) HANDICAPPED PARKING INFRACTION means the violation of any section of this Article regulating:
(1) The use of parking spaces, including access aisles, designated for use by handicapped or disabled persons,
(2) The unauthorized possession, use, or display of handicapped or disabled parking permits, or
(3) The obstruction of any wheelchair ramps constructed or created in accordance and in conformity with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Ref. 18-1741.01 RS Neb.) (Ord. No. 398, 2/20/96) (Amended by Ord. Nos. 429, 6/17/97; 545, 4/2/02)