HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1090 - Handicapped ParkingORDINANCE 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.
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 maintained 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 10.48.269 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 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 day of , 2004,
by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Buford A. Crites, Mayor
City of Palm Desert, California
ATTEST:
Rachelle Klassen, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David J. Erwin, City Attorney
City of Palm Desert
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