(A) Definition; parking spaces identified. As used in this section, a HANDICAPPED PERSON means a person so severely handicapped that such person is unable to move from place to place without the aid of a mechanical device or who has a physical impairment verified, in writing, by the Director of the Division of Rehabilitation or a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, that such impairment limits substantially such person’s ability to move from place to place. A handicapped person may park in a parking space identified as being reserved for use by the handicapped whether on public property or private property available for public use. The owner of private property available for public use may request the installation of official signs identifying parking spaces reserved for use by the handicapped. Such a request shall be a waiver of any objection the owner may assert concerning enforcement of this section by peace officers of the town and such officers are hereby authorized and empowered to so enforce this section, provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding.
(B) Handicapped license plate displayed. A placard or wheelchair license plate issued to a handicapped person by the State Motor Vehicle Division shall be displayed on the vehicle while parked in such space.
(C) Reserved parking. It is unlawful for any person other than a handicapped person to park in a parking space on public or private property which is clearly identified by an official sign as being reserved for use by the handicapped unless such person is parking the vehicle for the benefit of a handicapped person.
(Ord. 2(1985) § 1)