A. It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle which is not properly displaying registration plates or decals issued to a person with disabilities, as defined by section 1-159.1 of the Illinois vehicle code, pursuant to section 3-616, 11-1301.1 or 11-1301.2 of the Illinois vehicle code, or to a disabled veteran pursuant to section 3-609 of the Illinois vehicle code, in any parking place, including any private or public off street parking facility, specifically reserved, by the posting of an official sign as designated under section 11-301 of the Illinois vehicle code, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates. It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle in a designated access aisle adjacent to any parking place specifically reserved for persons with disabilities, by the posting of an official sign as designated under section 11-301 of the Illinois vehicle code, for motor vehicles displaying such registration plates. When using the parking privileges for persons with disabilities, the parking decal or device must be displayed properly in the vehicle where it is clearly visible to law enforcement personnel, either hanging from the rearview mirror or placed on the dashboard of the vehicle in clear view. Any motor vehicle properly displaying a disability license plate or a parking decal or device containing the international symbol of access issued to persons with disabilities by any local authority, state, district, territory or foreign country shall be recognized by state and local authorities as a valid license plate or device and receive the same parking privileges as residents of the state of Illinois.
B. An individual with a vehicle displaying disability license plates or a parking decal or a device issued to a qualified person with a disability under section 3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2 of the Illinois vehicle code or to a disabled veteran under section 3-609 of the Illinois vehicle code shall be in violation of this section if: 1) the person using the disability license plate or parking decal or device is not the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device or is not transporting the authorized holder of the disability license plate or parking decal or device to or from the parking location; and 2) the person uses the disability license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through the disability license plate or parking decals or devices under the Illinois vehicle code.
C. Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private off street parking facility may, after notifying the city's police department, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved for use by a person with disabilities which does not display person with disabilities registration plates or a special decal or device as required under this section.
D. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be fined as set by the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule in addition to any costs or charges connected with the removal or storage of any motor vehicle authorized under this section. It shall not be a defense to a charge under this section that either the sign posted pursuant to this section or the intended accessible parking place does not comply with the technical requirements of section 11-301 of the Illinois vehicle code, state regulations or local ordinance if a reasonable person would be made aware by the sign or notice on or near the parking place that the place is reserved for a person with disabilities.
E. As used in this section, "authorized holder" means an individual issued a disability license plate under section 3-616 of the Illinois vehicle code, an individual issued a parking decal or device under section 11-1301.2 of the Illinois vehicle code, or an individual issued a disabled veteran's license plate under section 3-609 of the Illinois vehicle code. (Ord. 2015.51, 4-18-2016; amd. Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023)