HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1090ORDINANCE NO. 1090
{ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTIONS
10.48.250 AND 10.48.260 TO CHAPTER 10.48 OF TITLE
10 OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE
WITH RESPECT TO HANDICAPPED PARKING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sections 10.48.250 and 10.48.260 are hereby added to Chapter
10.48 of Title 10 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 10.48.250 Handicapped Parking Without a Placard.
A. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a stall
or space designated for disabled persons and disabled veterans pursuant to Vehicle
Code Section 22511.7 or 22511.8, unless the vehicle displays either a special
identification license plate issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 5007 or a
distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22511.55 or 22511.59.
j B. It is unlawful for any person to obstruct, block, or otherwise bar access to
' those parking stalls or spaces except as provided in subdivision "A".
C. Subsections "A" and "B" apply to all off-street parking facilities owned or
operated by the City, and to any privately owned and main.ained off-street parking
facilities.
D. Any person who violates any provision of this section is deemed guilty of
an infraction in accordance with Chapter 1.12 of this Code.
Section 10.48.260* Blocking area surrounding handicapped parking.
A. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle,
including a vehicle displaying a special identification license plate issued pursuant to
Vehicle Code Section 5007 or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code
Section 22511.55 or 22511.59, in either of the following places:
1. On the lines marking the boundaries of a parking stall or space
designated for disabled persons or disabled veterans.
2. In any area of the pavement adjacent to a parking stall or space
designated for disabled persons or disabled veterans that is marked by crosshatched
lines and is herby designated, pursuant to any local ordinance, for the loading and
1 unloading of vehicles parked in the stall or space.
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B. Subsection "A" applies to all off-street parking facilities owned or operated
by the City and to any privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this section is deemed guilty of
an infraction in accordance with Chapter 1.12 of this Code."
Section 3% The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall cause
the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage at least once, in a
newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert,
California. This Ordinance of the City of Palm Desert shall be effective thirty (30) days
after the date of its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 10th day of February, 2005, by the
City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Buford A. Cr' s, Mayor
City of Palm Desert, California
ATTEST:
Rachelle D. assen, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
AP P VEb S FORM:
Darlkl.in, City Attorney
City of alm Desert
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